Postgraduate Virtual Open Days recordings: 19 to 21 November 2025

The academic sessions are arranged by College, and you can find the student support services sessions in the playlist below.

Captions in the recordings have been done automatically, therefore some of the transcription may have variable accuracy.

Recordings by college

Interdisciplinary studies (Edinburgh Futures Institute)

Edinburgh Futures Institute: Postgraduate Virtual Open Day playlist

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Where available, presentation slides have been uploaded to accompany the session recordings. To see the presentation slides, enter the password when prompted: 

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View interdisciplinary studies presentation slides

Student support services

Please note: The short 'Applying for PhD funding' presentation was not recorded, however, the Q&A afterwards was. You can view the presentation slides along with the rest.  

Student Services: Postgraduate Virtual Open Day playlist

Student Panels

We have included both of the Student Panel sessions that took place during the event.

Thursday Panel:

Panellists: Minha (Pakistan), Emily (UK), Adrian (UK), Emma (US)

This panel talked extensively about student life in Edinburgh, including:

  • Balancing study with leisure time
  • Academic resources and support
  • Adjusting to life in Edinburgh
  • Accommodation

Friday Panel:

Panellists: Matt (UK), Carolina (Colombia), Amanda (UK) and Nikita (Ireland)

This panel discussed various aspects of postgraduate study, including:

  • Making friends and networking
  • Funding postgraduate studies
  • Living in Edinburgh
  • University support for career development

View the presentation slides

Where available, presentation slides have been uploaded to accompany the session recordings. To see the presentation slides, enter the password when prompted: 

  • Password: slides2025 

View Student Support Services presentation slides