International student profiles
In this series, our international students talk culture shock, weird food and finding their biomedical passion in Edinburgh.
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Jana Finzgar (Biomedical Sciences (Medical Biology) Hons)
In the first of our International student profiles, Jana Finzgar tells us about haggis, how to beat culture shock, and Edinburgh funk.
Thomas Dalhuisen (Bsc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences)
Thomas Dalhuisen talks Dutch bluntness, travelling the UK as a trip volunteer, and finding his Biomedical passion.
Pornnapha Montrikittiphant (BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences with Management (Medical Biology))
Pornnapha Montrikittiphant tells us about dancing hip-hop, her Thai roots, and her new habit of always carrying an umbrella...
Susanne Olsrud Hotvedt (MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement)
Susanne Olsrud Hotvedt talks vinegary chips, hillwalking, and University bees.
Lynda-Marie Taurasi (MSc Science Communication and Public Engagement)
Lynda-Marie's work capturing the experience of nurse anaesthetists in Ghana has led to her being offered a University of Edinburgh Entrepreneur visa.