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Student Stories

Blogs and vlogs from students of the University of Edinburgh

Tag: Transitions

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 […]

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. […]

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: 2 minutes …by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / studying PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year In such uncertain times as these, it is natural to think about the impact on next career and life steps, and perhaps the pause provided by lockdown has even provided a chance to think about changing direction a […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Georgia / from Scotland / studied MBChB Medicine / graduated early in 2020 I am Georgia, a newly qualified doctor having just graduated from the University of Edinburgh. I went to school in Edinburgh and attended various Reach events before applying to medicine. You may have seen me helping at Reach events over the […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Stuart / from Scotland / studied MBChB Medicine / graduated early in 2020 My name is Stuart and I am one of the newly qualified junior doctors! I am from Edinburgh originally, going to Boroughmuir High School, and was involved in the Reach programme both as a school student and throughout medical school. I […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Margret / from Estonia / Studying MSc Digital Society / 1st year When I got my acceptance letter in June I was absolutely thrilled, but there was only one problem – I had to wait two months until the start of uni, which seemed absolutely unbearable! I remember getting my first university email and […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes by Chiara / from Austria / PhD Neuroscience 2016-2019

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