Reading time: < 1 minutes Hi, my name is Milly. I’m a state-educated student who is currently studying History of Art at Edinburgh University. Welcome back to part three. In this section I’ll be reflecting on my first year at the University of Edinburgh, speaking about things that I found helpful or unhelpful and just giving a general synopsis to […]

Reading time: < 1 minutes Hi, my name is Milly. I’m a state-educated student who is currently studying History of Art at Edinburgh University. Welcome to part two of my first year at the University of Edinburgh videos. In this section I’ll be talking about my background, some of my mental health struggles, and the events that led up to […]

Reading time: < 1 minutes Hi, my name is Milly. I’m a state-educated student who is currently studying History of Art at Edinburgh University. Here is my documentation covering everything from homesickness to overcoming severe mental health struggles, to meeting so many new and amazing people and finding yourself and new passions, all while trying to navigate the somewhat chaos […]

Reading time: 3 minutes by Rowetta, from Edinburgh, studying International Business, 2nd year Wonder how to balance your academics with part-time work and socials, or what life is like as a society committee member or part of societies? Hopefully my week will give you an insight into this! I will take you along for a week in February, giving […]

Reading time: 2 minutes by Katherine, studying Civil Engineering Welcome Week can be both an exciting and daunting time for new students – personally I found my first Welcome Week to be a little overwhelming as there are so many activities to take part in! Reflecting back on my experiences, I have created my own ‘to do’ list of […]

Reading time: 2 minutes by Lily, from Spain, studying Astrophysics (Mphys), 5th year Starting University can be an overwhelming experience, especially if it’s in a new city and country. Despite my now ‘veteran’ status as a 5th year and graduation round the corner, I still remember my first month in Edinburgh: getting lost around the city, going on countless […]

Reading time: 2 minutes by Louis,  from the UK, studying Geography, 1st year When I first started at uni, I was really pleased with my packing list. I thought I had everything in order, squeezed comfortably into my three suitcases…  That feeling lasted about a day, when I started seeing other people’s rooms and realising the whole host of […]

Reading time: 3 minutes by Garret, from London, studying International Relations & International Law, 3rd year Hi everyone! From the middle of August, I begin a year-long exchange programme at Sciences Po Paris – the build-up to which reminds me very much of how I felt before starting my first year in Edinburgh; nervous, yet excited. In this blog, […]