Explore our undergraduate subjects and support services by watching recordings of talks that took place during recent Open Days. Choosing what to study is a big decision. To help you understand what studying at Edinburgh is really like, we’ve brought together a series of subject talks recorded by our academic staff.Each recording gives you a chance to hear directly from the people who teach here. They explain what makes their subject distinctive, how courses are structured, and what students can expect including information about careers and progression.Choosing where to study is about more than just the academic experience, so we have also provided recordings of talks by our support services. These activities will provide you with an idea of what life at Edinburgh is like outside the classroom. Disclaimer These recordings reflect information that was accurate at the time of delivery (primarily June 2026, for 2027 entry). If you are considering applying for a later year of entry, please be aware that programme content, structure and entry requirements may change. For the most up-to-date and complete information, including entry requirements, please refer to the Degree Finder. Undergraduate degree finder Viewing the videosWe recommend that you watch the videos on a laptop or computer monitor rather than on a small mobile device. We are unable to share recordings of some of the talks due to data protection considerations. Captions have been auto-generated, so will not be completely accurate. How you can adjust the view To view in full screen mode, click play and then select the 'fullscreen' option in the bottom right corner. You can exit the full screen mode by clicking ‘esc’ on your keyboard.You can select ‘side by side screens’ or ‘switch to secondary screen’.You can ‘hide’ the secondary presenter screen to view the slides only.Enable or disable captions in the bottom right corner. Subject talks Accounting Accounting and finance talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Accounting Arabic and Persian Arabic, Persian, Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. This talk covers all programmes in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, including our range of single and joint honours degrees in Arabic and in Persian Studies. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Arabic and Persian Archaeology Archaeology talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Archaeology Architecture and Architectural History and Heritage Architectural History and Heritage talk Architecture talk These are recordings of subject talks which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Architecture and Architectural History and Heritage Art Art (Fine Art) talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Art Biological Sciences Biological Sciences talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Biological Sciences Biomedical Sciences Biomedical Sciences talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Biomedical Sciences Business Business (including International Business) talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Business Celtic Celtic and Scottish Studies (including Gaelic and Scottish Ethnology) talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. This talk covers all programmes in Celtic and Scottish Studies, including our range of single and joint honours degrees in Celtic (with pathways in Scottish Gaelic and in Celtic Civilisation). It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Celtic Chemistry Chemistry talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Chemistry Chinese Chinese talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Chinese Classics This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Classics Classics talk Cognitive Science (Humanities) Cognitive Science talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Cognitive Science (Humanities) Computer Science (Informatics) Computer Science (Informatics) talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Computer Science (Informatics) Design Graphic Design talk Illustration talk Jewellery and Silversmithing Performance Costume talk Product Design talk These are recordings of a subject talks which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. They reflect information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry. There are currently no recordings available for Animation, Fashion and Textiles.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Design Earth Sciences and Environment Earth Sciences and Environment talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Earth Sciences and Environment Ecological and Environmental Sciences Ecological and Environmental Sciences talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Ecological and Environmental Sciences Economics Economics talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Economics Education Physical Education talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Education Primary Education with Gaelic talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Education Engineering Engineering talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Engineering English Language Linguistics and English Language talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:English Language English Literature and Scottish Literature English Literature and Scottish Literature talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:English Literature and Scottish Literature Film and Television Film and Television talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Film and Television French and Francophone Studies European Languages and Cultures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.French is one of nine European languages taught to degree level at Edinburgh in their global cultural context. Degree combinations in all nine languages are covered in this subject talk for European Languages and Cultures.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:French and Francophone Studies Geography Geography talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Geography German European Languages and Cultures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.German is one of nine European languages taught to degree level at Edinburgh in their global cultural context. Degree combinations in all nine languages are covered in this subject talk for European Languages and Cultures.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:German HCP-Med HCP-Med talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place for our Open Day in June 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:HCP-Med Health in Social Science Health in Social Science talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Health in Social Science History History talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:History History of Art There is currently no recording available.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:History of Art Integrative Biomedical Sciences (based in China) The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Integrative Biomedical Sciences (based in China) Interdisciplinary Studies Interdisciplinary Futures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Interdisciplinary Studies Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies Arabic, Persian, Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. This talk covers all programmes in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, including our single honours degrees in Islamic Studies and in Middle Eastern Studies. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies Italian European Languages and Cultures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.Italian is one of nine European languages taught to degree level at Edinburgh in their global cultural context. Degree combinations in all nine languages are covered in this subject talk for European Languages and Cultures.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Italian Japanese Japanese talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Japanese Landscape Architecture Landscape Architecture talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Landscape Architecture Law Global Law talk Law talk and taster lecture This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Law Linguistics Linguistics and English Language talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Linguistics Mathematics Mathematics talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Mathematics Medicine Welcome to Edinburgh Medical School (MBChB) Talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Medicine Music Acoustics and Music Technology talk Music talk These are recordings of a subject talks which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. They reflect information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Music Nursing Studies Nursing Studies talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Nursing Studies Philosophy Philosophy talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Philosophy Physics and Astronomy Physics and Astronomy talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Physics and Astronomy Politics and International Relations Politics and International Relations talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Politics and International Relations Psychology Psychology talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Psychology Quantitative Methods Quantitative Methods talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Quantitative Methods Russian Studies European Languages and Cultures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.Russian is one of nine European languages taught to degree level at Edinburgh in their global cultural context. Degree combinations in all nine languages are covered in this subject talk for European Languages and Cultures. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Russian Studies Scandinavian Studies European Languages and Cultures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.Swedish, Danish and Norwegian (brought together in Scandinavian Studies) are among the nine European languages taught to degree level at Edinburgh in their global cultural context. Degree combinations in all nine languages are covered in this subject talk for European Languages and Cultures.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Scandinavian Studies Scottish Ethnology and Studies Celtic and Scottish Studies (including Gaelic and Scottish Ethnology) talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. This talk covers all programmes in Celtic and Scottish Studies, including our range of single and joint honours degrees in Scottish Ethnology and our interdisciplinary degree in Scottish Studies. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Scottish Ethnology and Studies Social Anthropology Social Anthropology talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Social Anthropology Social Policy Social Policy & Government, Policy and Society talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Social Policy Social Work Social Work talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Social Work Sociology Sociology talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Sociology Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies European Languages and Cultures talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.Spanish and Portuguese are among the nine European languages taught to degree level at Edinburgh in their global cultural context. Degree combinations in all nine languages are covered in this subject talk for European Languages and Cultures.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies Sport Applied Sport Science talk Sport Management talk These are recordings of a subject talks which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. They reflect information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Sport Sustainability There is currently no recording available.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Sustainability Theology and Religious Studies Theology and Religious Studies talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Theology and Religious Studies Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Medicine talk This is a recording of a subject talk which took place at our on-campus Open Day on 4 October 2025. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2026 entry.The full list of programmes within this subject area can be viewed on the degree finder:Veterinary Medicine Support services talks Accommodation Accommodation talk This recording took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.For the most up to date information, please visit the accommodation web pages:Accommodation Sport Sport at Edinburgh talk This recording took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.For the most up to date information, please visit the sport web pages:Sport Students' Association Edinburgh University Students' Association talk This recording took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.For the most up to date information, please visit the Students' Association web pages:Edinburgh University Students' Association Study and work away Study and work away talk This recording took place at our on-campus Open Day on 22 June 2026. It reflects information that was accurate at the time of delivery for 2027 entry.For the most up to date information, please visit the study and work away web pages:Study and work away This article was published on Friday 6 March 2026
