…by Mark / from the United States / MSc Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases / Online Learning Graduate 2018 Hello everyone, Today’s post is actually from a while ago. I had started the draft, but did not have much time to write it until I was on holiday in the Philippines. To my luck, my … More Overcoming challenges in online learning…
…by Mariana / from Brazil / studying MSc Digital Society In this post, Mariana Marcondes, a MSc student studying Digital Society, shares her story about how she was introduced to blogging as an assessment activity, and has since gone on to blog as part of her regular writing habits… Blog posts are not the most common type of assessment in academia. … More From blogging for assessment to blogging for pleasure…
…by Cécile / studying MSc Applied Linguistics If you’re looking into coming to Scotland or if you already live here, you might have done your researches on the country just like I did when I first considered moving here. Scotland is famous for a lot of things: the Loch Ness, kilts, whisky, rugby, weird food … More Fantastic coos and where to find them…
… by Somia / from United Kingdom / studying Clinical Psychology / PhD In this post, the Postgraduate Representatives (2017-2018) at the School of Health in Social Science share their contributions towards organising events by integrating social and academic activities to engender a sense of belonging in a diverse learning community on campus… With a … More Representing a diverse learning community in the School of Health in Social Science…
… by Kevin / from United Kingdom / studying Carbon Management / MSc On a wonderfully sunny day in June 2016, I graduated with an honours degree in Geology and Physical Geography. Four years of labs, essays, field trips and, of course, rocks… it was schist hot! I really enjoyed the degree course and acquired … More Interdisciplinary teaching: Rock-solid preparation for professional life…
…by Sophie / from England / studying Tissue Repair / 3rd Year PhD When you’ve made something yourself, whether it’s drawing a giraffe, baking a cake or writing a first-year-PhD report, it’s often hard to show it to someone and hear what they think about it. When you’ve spent time on something you want people … More The paradox of feedback…
…by Devika / from India / studying Modernity and Literature / Postgraduate Masters was certainly a step up from my Undergraduate degree. Not just in terms of my intellectual and academic life but also in other aspects. But as someone who jumped into a masters right after the completion of their undergraduate degree – … More Going straight from Undergraduate to Masters study…
…by Brendan / from Australia / studying History / Postgraduate Over the past few months I have been grappling with the sometimes daunting but overall rewarding transition from undergraduate studies to a research-based postgraduate degree as I begin my Masters by Research (MScR) in History in earnest. While moving to a new city in a … More The step up from Undergraduate studies to Masters by Research…
…by Gyulten / from Bulgaria / studying Human Cognitive Neuropsychology / Postgraduate Imagine you walk into a lecture room and you think to yourself: “Is everybody younger than me? Am I too old, too late to be here…?” Even though I postponed my postgraduate studies by only a year, factors such as length of education … More Starting a Taught Masters after a break…
…by Jackson / from USA / studying Public Health / Postgraduate As I entered the lecture theatre for the first day of my health promotion class I could feel the anxiety tingle down my spine to my hands. Making my way into the classroom I (somewhat dramatically) gave myself a bit of a pep … More Returning to studies after a break…
