…by Elsa / from Finland / studying Architecture / 1st year postgraduate Do you need to think twice when someone asks, “where’s home?” Is answering “where are you from” not as straight forward as it should be? You’re not alone my fellow international students. Here is a short, but sweet, relatable ten-point checklist: One: You … More Can you relate to an international student on another level?…
…by Annet / from the Netherlands / studying MSc Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition / graduated 2019 This vlog was from August – the time of dissertation writing for University of Edinburgh Masters degree students. Annet provides an update on what she’s been doing for the last academic year, and what she has thought of … More My Masters degree – reviewed…
…by Amy / from Canada / PhD Population Health Sciences / 1st Year One day after a long day of work, I clicked on a short documentary on YouTube about single women in China. The main character featured in the video happened to be a female PhD student majoring in microbiology. Apparently, currently in Chinese … More Female Phds – the third type of human…
…by Madalena / from Portugal / PhD Evolutionary and Developmental Biology / 2nd Year “Se estás mal, muda-te” – a portuguese saying You might be wondering why I wrote something in another language that by yourself you cannot understand. It is a Portuguese saying that in the essence means if you are not okay, change … More Se estás mal…
…by Catherine / from the United Kingdom / PhD Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society / 1st Year This is my fourth degree. Basically, I’m addicted to learning. It turns out I also love being on the other side of the lectern, which is just as well given how integral teaching is in an academic … More The other side of the lectern…
…by Annet / from the Netherlands / studying MSc Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition / graduated 2019 In this video, Annet tells us how she went through the process of finding a masters and the application procedure at the University of Edinburgh for postgraduate taught applicants. Follow Annet’s adventures on her YouTube channel, Ferrentes: https://edin.ac/2vSJpaZ … More How I got an offer…
…by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year I’ve written about my adventures in America and throughout the UK in previous posts (although there’s more to come!), so I thought this time I’d go into a bit more detail about day-to-day life at the Institute of Genetics … More Running, Lifting and Occasionally Doing Science…
…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 … More What moving to Edinburgh as an international student actually looked like…
…by Jana / from Germany / studied at The University of Edinburgh on exchange as part of ERASMUS+ Internationality and the University of Edinburgh – these two go hand in hand. An idea that caught me right when I typed Edinburgh University into my web search for the first time that has now turned into … More Meeting the World…
…by Riho / from Japan / studied at The University of Edinburgh between 2018-2019 on exchange Edinburgh is full of museums – you’ll never get tired of visiting them, since there are a lot! But of all the museums in Edinburgh, the National Museum of Scotland is the most famous. Today, I would like to … More Exploring the National Museum of Scotland – 10 Things You Can’t Miss…
