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Student Stories

Student Stories

Blogs and vlogs from students of the University of Edinburgh

Tag: Student Life

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Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Georgia / from the UK / studying Geography / 2nd year Don’t get me wrong, Edinburgh is a fantastic city to explore, with endless opportunity to visit new places, try different food spots and capture content for your instagram. But occasionally the Semester begins to feel never ending, and with much of work being […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute …by Ruby / from Yorkshire / studying History / Postgraduate I’m sharing a day in my life studying during the pandemic. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, Classics and Archaeology students you can visit the site here: https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/shca/

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Theoklitos / from Greece / studying PhD Precision Medicine / 3rd Year In this short essay, I would like to talk about the way in which stoicism is both a skill required to thrive (and survive) during a PhD project, but also a mindset which naturally evolves through all the hardships you face in […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute …by Jack / from Edinburgh / studying History and Politics / 3rd year In this video I take you through a day in my life. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, Classics and Archaeology students you can visit the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Greg / from the UK / PhD Precision Medicine / 4th Year Current status. Location: Edinburgh, UK. Weather: Grey. Beverage: coke. Currently reading: Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry & The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper. I’m Greg, and I have been a scientist for the last nine years. I’m studying […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute by Tess / from Singapore / studying English Literature and Classics / 4th year In this video I take you through a day in my life. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, Classics and Archaeology students you can visit […]

Reading Time: < 1 minute …by Scarlett / from the USA / studying History & Politics / 3rd year In this quick video I take you through a day in my life working remotely during the Covid pandemic. This vlog was originally published on ‘SHCA: Blogs from the School of History, Classics and Archaeology’. To read more blogs from History, […]

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Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Alex / from Canada / studying Veterinary Medicine / 4th year I often get asked when speaking about my life as a vet student why I chose to study at the Dick Vet over other schools, and what it is like living in Edinburgh. Whether you have accepted an offer and are preparing to […]

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