Introduction to Postgraduate Study

NEXT EVENT: 17 December 2025. This online 1.5 hour session takes place three times a year and gives a general overview of postgraduate study at Edinburgh.

Who is this session for?

This session is for you if you are: 

  • in the early stages of thinking about Edinburgh as a possible choice for postgraduate study 
  • interested in on-campus degree programmes 
  • interested in either a postgraduate taught or research degree programme  

Concise, yet broad. Also, I think the links to more finite resources will be helpful. The website can be a lot to sort through and the session simplified a lot of that.

Session attendee, 3 September 2025

What this session covers

The online session will be led by a member of our student recruitment team and a current postgraduate student, who will share their first-hand experiences of Edinburgh life.  

We will: 

  • provide an introductory overview of what postgraduate study is all about and how it works at Edinburgh (and in Scotland and the UK more generally) 
  • introduce the fantastic city where we're based and where you'll stay if you're undertaking on-campus study 
  • tell you about the University itself (including the support and services on offer) 

Degree programme-specific content not covered

This session does not include degree programme-specific content. If you are looking to hear from academic staff or programme teams, browse our calendar to see if there are other events happening or contact staff directly using details provided on the degree finder. 

Find contact details for your programme on the degree finder

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Interested in attending an event sooner? There may be others taking place. Check our calendar to see upcoming events that may interest you. 


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