…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 Katherine / from Canada / PhD Biomedical Sciences 2015-2018 … More Where are we? When are we?..
…by Bérengère / from France / PhD Psychiatry / 5th Year “I am one of those who think like Nobel, that humanity will draw more good than evil from new discoveries”, said Marie Curie. If the new discoveries eventually make their way out of the lab, that is. I’m a hard-core supporter of science communication … More The Man in the High Castle…
…By Sophie / from the United Kingdom / PhD Tissue Repair / 4th Year Recently, I’ve been supervising a couple of students and teaching them all I know. So like, four things. Back in the day when I was the rotation student, my friendly* post-doc supervisor told me that the way to learn something is … More Precision…
…by Zoe / from Scotland / studied Nursing Studies / 2012-2016 I completed my BN with Honours in 2016. I then studied for my Masters in Public Health which helped me to realise my interest in research, and has led me to actively pursue further experience in the nursing research field. The University of Edinburgh … More Reflections of a Novice Nurse Researcher: Opportunities and Optimism…
…by Emily / from the United Kingdom / studying Veterinary Medicine / in 4th Year Emily Hochkins, a fourth year veterinary student working towards her veterinary teaching qualification, was offered, along with several others, the opportunity to take part in designing an optional “negotiation skills” class for first year students. In this post, she describes how … More Co-creating a zombie apocalypse: Learning how to deal with failure through play…
…by Vanessa / from Kenya / studying Civil Engineering / in 3rd Year In this post, Vanessa Ombura, a third year Civil Engineering student, describes her experience co-creating an interdisciplinary, online University-wide course, with the city of Edinburgh as a site of learning… Over the summer of 2018, I had the wonderful opportunity of working … More Co-created learning and teaching through the lens of the development of a University-wide course…
…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 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 Cat Henderson / from Scotland / Student Recruitment Officer / studied Psychology at The University of Edinburgh from 2012 – 2016 The Student Stories blog, which focuses on sharing the experiences of both current and former University of Edinburgh students, has grown from strength to strength since launching back in 2016. To celebrate the … More Student Stories: A look back at 2018…
