…by Amy / from Scotland / studying Primary Education / 3rd Year (UG) Becoming a primary school teacher is one of my main goals in life and for my third year I’ve stepped into the shoes of my dream job. The main attraction of studying at the University of Edinburgh was the full year I … More If you can read this, thank a teacher…
…by Phoebe / from the UK / studying International Business / 4th Year (UG) Last summer, I secured an internship with health tech start-up, Thriva. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I knew that I wanted to work for a small firm. Others in my position tend to focus on larger companies as … More Blood, sweat and (no) tears – what it’s like working at a start-up…
…by Lydia / from England / studying Environment and Development / MSc student After having a wonderful time studying English Literature at Undergraduate level, I started to think what I wanted to do with my degree, what kind of career I wanted to pursue. The answer, strangely enough, was not embedded in the mounds of … More Postgraduate careers support…
…by Hollie / from Australia / studying Digital Education / 2nd year MSc Doing my MSc has been amazing for my career. I realise that’s a fairly bold statement, especially for someone like me who already has 12 years sunk in instructional design and nearly 10 years in the Australian Vocational Education sector. However, I … More How my online MSc has helped my career…
…by Ella / from England / studied MA Psychology / Graduate When I graduated from Edinburgh in 2016 I went through the motions that every graduate experiences: instant jubilation at no more exams followed swiftly by the dread of the working world and the horror of no student loan to keep me afloat… I found … More Why I chose to work at a start-up…
…. by Meaghan / from Canada / studies Archaeology / 3rd year of PhD (PG) I have to say that calling myself a student again was definitely a much more disconcerting feeling than I thought it was going to be. When I decided to return to university to carry out a PhD in archaeology, leaving … More So you’re going to be a student again….
…by Clarissa / from Indonesia / studies Nursing / 2nd year of PhD This summer I had the opportunity to intern for The Reference Rot in Theses: a HiberActive Pilot project. I was very excited when I got the post offer because this project is developed by EDINA, a centre for digital expertise based in … More Making URLs to last forever…
…by Emma / from Leeds / studies Medicine / 5th year (UG) The summer holidays of students have long been coveted and it’s easy to see why when we have anything from a three to four month break each year. That being said, a season spent in front of the TV isn’t necessarily the most … More Making the most of your summer…
…by Lukas / from Czech Republic / studies Informatics & Mathematics / 1st Year (UG) I think everyone has experienced an event that has unexpectedly turned the world that one thinks he knows into an adventurous universe of unknown. For me, one of these events was the very first meeting with Launch.ed’s business advisor Alison … More Launch into the adventurous universe of the unknown…
Here’s an interview with one of our graduate interns, Clara: You’re originally from Glasgow, so what made you want to study French & English Literature here in Edinburgh? The University of Edinburgh has the oldest English Literature department in the world and I thought the course content itself looked really interesting. It’s also a great … More Interview with an intern…
