Reading time: 2 minutesBy Muz, from Scotland, studying the PgDip Clinical Education (Online Learning) Hi, I’m Muz! I’m currently studying the online, part-time PgDip in Clinical Education at the  University of Edinburgh, while also working as a clinical skills facilitator at Edinburgh Medical School. I’ve called Edinburgh home for nearly a decade, and I honestly love it here. After a year of juggling work and study, I wanted to share some of […]

Reading time: 3 minutesBy Jolina, from the Philippines, studying MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement (Online Learning) Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose your future. Choose to study a postgraduate online degree at the University of Edinburgh. Choose hard fun. With a family of two young children, a golden retriever, and a job, why would I want to […]

Reading time: 2 minutesBy Muz, from Scotland, studying the PgDip Clinical Education (Online Learning) I’m Muz, a Clinical Skills Educator at Edinburgh Medical School, and I’m also studying on the PgDip Clinical Education (Online) programme. Balancing work and study means I often find myself on both sides of the desk in the same week, and sometimes even on the same day. It’s busy, but it’s also […]

Reading time: 2 minutesBy Lola, from England, studying a Master of Public Health (Online Learning) When I first began exploring masters degree options, I quickly realised I needed a programme that wouldn’t require me to step away from my career or uproot my life. Flexibility was non-negotiable. An online masters offered exactly that: a way to grow professionally while still showing up fully […]

Reading time: 2 minutesBy Amanda, from Scotland, studied Religion and Literature   I have just finished a masters in Religion and Literature at the University and I’ll be doing my graduation in McEwan Hall tomorrow, which I’m very excited about.    I have been thinking, how did I come to do that in my fifties? Well, I’m a Baptist minister and I had been considering further study for a while. I happened to meet the person who’s now my supervisor on a random committee that we had both been invited to join. […]

Reading time: 4 minutesBy Shirley, studying History and Politics MA (Hons) Getting started with revision for an exam or big assessment can feel a bit daunting and probably the last thing you want to be doing right now. We’ve all been there: staring at the same page for 20 minutes, reorganising our desk for the third time, or […]

Reading time: 3 minutesBy Narayani, from India – studied LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice and graduated in 2024 Choosing Law – and choosing Edinburgh I completed my undergraduate Law degree in India, focused on my country’s domestic legal system, and from the outset I was interested in courtroom advocacy. But I was also curious about legal policy […]

Reading time: 3 minutesBy Narayani, from India – studied LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice and graduated in 2024 Prepare by getting curious If you’re preparing to come to Edinburgh, one thing you can do is be very aware of who is teaching your courses. Just look into the professors: what they work on, what they’ve done previously, […]