Philosophy and Psychology student, Safeera, shares her thoughts on authenticity, why it is important and why university is a great opportunity to be yourself. You can listen to Safeera’s podcast, Truly Being, on Spotify: Safeera’s Truly Being podcast Get involved in clubs and societies and find fellow students who share your interests: Sports clubs and societies at Edinburgh The post Create an environment that helps you flourish and thrive by being yourself appeared first on ..read more

A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!  We’ve missed you!   To celebrate Welcome Week, we’ve asked members of our School community to provide you with a top tip or recommendation for making the most out of your university experience. Watch the videos and check out the resources section below for further information and inspiration!  Michael Gill, Head of Philosophy, on exploring Edinburgh Societies are a great way to make friends. Check out the blog post below to find out more about societies i ..read more

A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!  We’ve missed you!   To celebrate Welcome Week, we’ve asked members of our School community to provide you with a top tip or recommendation for making the most out of your university experience. Watch the videos and check out the resources section below for further information and inspiration!  Sarah MacPherson, Head of Psychology, on joining a society There are lots of reasons why you should join societies – here are eight!  8 reasons to join societies ..read more

A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!  We’ve missed you!   To celebrate Welcome Week, we’ve asked members of our School community to provide you with a top tip or recommendation for making the most out of your university experience. Watch the videos and check out the resources section below for further information and inspiration!  Monika Komar, PPLS Student Community Council (previously PPLS Intersocietal Council), on vintage shopping Monika recommends Armstrongs Vintage ..read more

A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!  We’ve missed you!   To celebrate Welcome Week, we’ve asked members of our School community to provide you with a top tip or recommendation for making the most out of your university experience. Watch the videos and check out the resources section below for further information and inspiration!  Michael Cholbi, Professor of Philosophy, on finding a quiet spot For when things get too exciting you need places to inspire calm. Michael recommends ..read more

A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!  We’ve missed you!   To celebrate Welcome Week, we’ve asked members of our School community to provide you with a top tip or recommendation for making the most out of your university experience. Watch the videos and check out the resources section below for further information and inspiration!  Monika Zon, PPLS Undergraduate Representative, on asking for help  Monika wants you to ask for help if you need it.   The Advice Place, run ..read more

A warm welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returning students!  We’ve missed you!   To celebrate Welcome Week, we’ve asked members of our School community to provide you with a top tip or recommendation for making the most out of your university experience. Watch the videos and check out the resources section below for further information and inspiration!  Itamar Kastner, MA Cognitive Science Programme Director, on bookshops in Edinburgh Itamar think it’s a great idea to support your local bookshops. Ch ..read more

Summer holidays have arrived! Are you wondering what to do with yourself now that you’ve binge-watched some Netflix and slept in till 10 a.m.? If you are looking for ideas to keep busy this summer this blog post is for you. Are you itching to get creative, add to your CV or learn something new during the holidays? Enrol in a short course this summer! I’ve enrolled in an online course called Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation to broaden my understanding of the ethics surrounding AI. It’s been so nice learning without the pressure of university. I’ve also enjoyed the freedom to explor ..read more

Experiencing an academic year like no other, our four student bloggers Ané, Quinn, Dakarai & Safeera share their personal journey, reflecting on the last few months and highlighting the highs and lows of student life amid a pandemic. Join them on their journey of reflection by sharing your own experiences of how this academic year has impacted you using the hashtag #MyPPLSjourney Reflections Part I September to November 2020Reflections Part II December 2020 – April 2021 The post My PPLS Journey – Reflections 2020/2021 appeared first on ..read more

Photo from Flickr by GotCredit Looking for a dissertation supervisor can be a daunting task, especially as a postgrad student at a new university. Here are a few helpful tips on what to do and when to do it that I hope will be helpful to whoever stumbles across this article.  Take time to figure out your research interest. This sounds really obvious, but you would be surprised how often people don’t take time to really think this through. I came to Edinburgh with an idea of what I wanted to study in depth and that changed very early on in the academic year which ended up costing me a ..read more