Community, representation and feedback

Information on PGR representation, community groups (societies and networks) and other mechanisms to feedback on your student experience.

Information on your current PGR representatives. 

Community building is an important part of the PGR experience. There are a range of opportunities to get involved with PGR societies and wider networks at the University.

Community building is an important part of the PGR experience. There are a range of opportunities to get involved with PGR societies and wider networks at the University.

PhD stories videos

Our community of postgraduate researchers at Edinburgh is diverse and in these videos a number of PhD researchers share some of their different experiences and backgrounds. There are eight videos and each is around three minutes long. You can watch them altogether or separately. 

  1. PhD story: Making a difference (Oluwatoyin)
  2. PhD story: Stepping back from a successful career (Michael)
  3. PhD story: Finding support and overcoming homesickness (Ankita)
  4. PhD story: Parenthood during a PhD (Andres)
  5. PhD story: Self-funding (Vassilis)
  6. PhD story: Transitioning to a new subject area (Henry)
  7. PhD story: Finding gender equality (Anam)
  8. PhD story: Balancing family and academic life (Wan)