…by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year In April this year I was able to attend an ME/CFS conference in Washington, D.C. The trip included two events – a workshop on the first day for early-career researchers in the field (PhDs and postdocs), followed by a … More Wanderings in Washington…
…by Amy / from Canada / PhD Population Health Sciences / 1st Year When traveling comes to mind, most people would automatically think of going on vacation with friends or family and stay at a somewhat lovely hotel of Airbnb. Conversely, when I travel, I’d spend the majority of the time writing my research at … More Incorporating travel and mindfulness into research…
…by Madalena / from Portugal / PhD Evolutionary and Developmental Biology / 2nd Year On the 3rd and 4th of October, I went along to a retreat organized by the institute where I am developing my master thesis at Little France. Not only was it funded by Professor Sir Ian Wilmut (emphasis on the sheep) … More Sheep, sheep and more sheep…
…by Sophie / from the United Kingdom / studies PhD Tissue Repair / 4th Year As one of the shortlisted fourteen for the MRC Max Perutz prize, I got to go a writing masterclass and an awards ceremony in London this month. I was one of the runners-up (yay!), which was amazing and meant a comedy-sized cheque … More Winning and Women…
…by Riho / from Japan / studied at The University of Edinburgh between 2018-2019 on exchange Hi, my name is Riho Sayama. I am an exchange student from Japan. My major at Japanese university is political science, but here in Edinburgh I am studying social policy, social work and Scottish studies! This is my very … More Day Trip to St Andrews…
…by Riho / from Japan / studied at The University of Edinburgh between 2018-2019 on exchange Argument on the number of castles in Scotland is controversial, but how many castles would you think there are? The estimate (we can’t even count properly) says it varies wildly from 2000 to 4000. Wow, this honestly surprised me a … More Scottish Castles You Should Visit…
…by Sarah Batiste / from Canada /studying Veterinary Medicine (Graduate Entry Program) Hi potential and current vet students, or others! My name is Sarah Batiste, and I am in my first year of the vet program at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies. I am what everyone refers to as a Graduate Entry Program … More Hiya!…
…by Prince / from Zimbabwe / studies Chemistry / 4th Year Prince Chakanyuka is a chemistry student who is also part of Enactus Edinburgh. With colleagues from Edinburgh he recently attended the Enactus World Cup in the USA. Here he tells us about his experiences at Edinburgh and at the competition in California. I have … More Enactus World Cup…
… by Iulia / from Romania / studying Environmental Geoscience / 4th year When I decided to sign up with my final year dissertation project for the biggest geosciences conference in Europe, I did not have any estimate on the actual size of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly. A couple of weeks prior … More Between nervousness and excitement for my first scientific conference – EGU 2019…
…by Iulia / from Romania / studying Environmental Geoscience / 4th year Choosing to study abroad and come to Scotland has given me the opportunity to become familiar with this country in a variety of ways, throughout the four years of my degree. Getting to know its people, music, food, climate, clothing and traditions by … More Beyond Edinburgh, the charm of Scotland…
