Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences - Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences) PhD

The University of Edinburgh

Considering the circumstances I have enjoyed my year at University. It has caused my curiosity for science to grow and we have covered a large range of topics, many of which were informative and interesting. There are many enthusiastic lecturers who make learning fun. I have become good friends with my flatmates and also managed to meet a few people from my course too through group work and personal tutor. I look forward to a more conventional university experience in years to come and am excited to learn more about biomedical science.

This year has been very different due to Covid (as can be expected) but this definitely had an impact on how much I enjoyed the course. Due to working remotely the only real contact we had was with our project supervisor and this was limited. I think if this was any other year in which we were allowed access to labs then it would be a very different story and an enjoyable course

Overall experience this year had been pretty good considering we have been left with only online lectures and seminars could have been better if there was more interaction between the lecturers and the students

This year has been a strange year due to the pandemic which has limited the amount of experience we were able to gain from the first 6 months of the degree. The next 6 months are looking brighter and I truly believe that if I had done this course a year later a lot would have changed. The university is great, the location is lovely, the people are friendly and the lecturers are super helpful.

Most of the lectures' content is interesting. There is a lot to do in the city (like cinemas). Sometimes there are not enough free spaces in the main library. The students' union is always friendly. And finding a job is fairly easy and the university also helps us regarding this. My overall opinion about the university is very positive.