Recordings for On-Campus programmes

Watch recordings of sessions about our On-Campus programmes that took place during the Postgraduate Virtual Open Days in November 2024.

The academic sessions can be found by selecting one of the Colleges below. The Interdisciplinary Studies and Student Support Sessions are further down this page. 

 

 

Interdisciplinary Studies (Edinburgh Futures Institute)

Creative Futures (71 minutes)

Includes information about:

  • MSc Creative Industries
  • Cultural Heritage Futures
  • Narrative Futures
  • Service Management and Design

Creative Futures slides

Just Futures (67 minutes)

Includes information about:

  • MSc AI and Data Ethics
  • Education Futures
  • Future Governance

Please note: Child Protection Data Futures will no longer be running in 2025

Just Futures slides

Sustainable Futures (72 minutes)

Includes information about:

  • Data, Inequality and Society
  • Future Infrastructure, Sustainability and Climate Change
  • Planetary Health
  • Sustainable Lands and Cities

Please note: Circular Economy will no longer be running in 2025

Sustainable Futures slides

 

Student Support Services

 

Applying for a student visa (56 minutes)

Applying for a student visa slides

Applying for PhD Funding (56 minutes)

Ask our Students: Student and Graduate Panel (55 minutes)

Featuring: 

Efa, MSc Literature & Modernity, from Wales.

Jo, MSc Education Futures, from Scotland.  

Rizwan, PhD Integrative Physiology, from Pakistan

Molly, MSc Philosophy, graduated in 2024, from USA. 

Oluwatoyin, PhD Social Work, graduated in 2024, from Niger.

Ask our Students: Student and Graduate Panel (56 minutes)

Featuring: 

Othilia, LLM International Law, from Sweden. 

Omkar, MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering, from India. 

Laura, MScR Reproductive Sciences, from Spain. 

Nadra, PhD Cell & Molecular Biology, graduated in 2024, from Bangladesh. 

Finding a Place to Live in Edinburgh (56 minutes)

Featuring presentations from the University Allocations team, the University Students' Association's The Advice Place and two students, Emily and Rennie who share their experiences of living in University and privately-owned accommodation. 

University accommodation slides 

Finding private accommodation slides

How to get support from the Disability and Learning Support Service (27 minutes)

Disability and Learning Support Service slides

Institute for Academic Development: Supporting you with your studies (32 minutes)

Institute for Academic Development: Supporting you with your studies slides

Introducing the Edinburgh Careers Service (44 minutes)

Introducing the Edinburgh Careers Service slides 

Library Services and Resources (25 minutes)

Library Services and Resources slides

Postgraduate Student Life at the University of Edinburgh (55 minutes)

Postgraduate Student Life slides

Post-study work visa options (57 minutes)

So what exactly is a Masters? An introduction to Postgraduate Taught programmes at Edinburgh (53 minutes)

Featuring experiences from Kimberly, a student from the USA who is studying MSc Advanced Sustainable Design

So what exactly is a Masters? slides

Sport & Active Health at Edinburgh (28 minutes)

Student Health & Wellbeing: Supporting you during your studies (30 minutes)

Student Health & Wellbeing: Supporting you during your studies slides 

Tuition fees and options for funding your studies (48 minutes)

This session features experiences from Giulia, a student from Italy. 

Tuition fees and options for funding your studies slides

Tuition fees and options for funding your studies (56 minutes)

This is the same session as above but features experiences from Omkar and Rizwan, students from India and Pakistan.  

What is a PhD and how to apply? (63 minutes)

What is a PhD and how to apply slides 

Additional resources for postgraduate students from the UK 

These sessions were recorded in May 2024 and were accurate for September 2024 entry. 

Applying for a loan through Student Awards Agency Scotland (9 minutes)

If you are ordinarily a resident of Scotland, watch this recording from Student Awards Agency Scotland for an overview of postgraduate loan funding. Please note this information was correct for the 2024-25 academic year. 

Applying for a Postgraduate Loan through Student Finance England (17 minutes)

If you are ordinarily a resident of England, watch this recording from Student Finance England for an overview of postgraduate loan funding. Please note this information was correct for the 2024-25 academic year.