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Recorded Sessions

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Postgraduate Taught Student Q&A

This Postgraduate Taught Offer Holder Student Q&A session took place on Thursday, 07 April 2026. The open Q&A discussed student life at the University of Edinburgh, including topics such as teaching styles, networking and career development opportunities, life in the city, accommodation, student societies, and more.

Taster Lectures

Sustainable Land Use - Tools for Exploring Options for Change

This online taster lecture was recorded on Friday 29 May, 2026.
 
Achieving sustainable land use is a key goal across our ecosystems globally. This short lecture will look at key concepts in how we approach evaluating land uses, and some tools that can be used in understanding the resulting impacts. Such tools allow us to not only quantify current impacts, but also examine different options for change (in management, legislation, etc), and develop strategies for change and improvement.
 
This lecture was delivered by Professor Alistair Hamilton.
 

Burying Carbon - How We Can Lock CO2 Underground to Combat Climate Change

This online taster lecture was recorded on Tuesday, 02 June, 2026.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is the main driver of climate change, but our world still depends heavily on fossil fuels and industries that produce it. One solution is to capture CO₂ and store it deep underground in rocks where it can remain safely for millions of years.
 
But how do we know how long it can be stored for and that it will stay there?
 
This talk explores how we can use natural underground CO₂ reservoirs and chemical “fingerprints” to understand how to safely store CO2 and how it can react to turn into new rock.
 
This lecture was delivered by Dr Stuart Gilfillan.
 

Programme Information Sessions

This information session for MSc Climate Change Management took place on Wednesday 18 February, 2026.

This MSc Climate Change Management (Online Learning) Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr James Paterson and took place on 17 February, 2026.

This MSc Energy, Society and Sustainability Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr Adolfo Mejia Montero, and took place on 17 February, 2026.

This MSc Environment and Development Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr Clare Barnes, and took place on 25 February 2026.

This MSc Environment, Culture and Society Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr Rachel Hunt, and took place on 25 February 2026.

This MSc Environmental Protection and Management Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Professor Alistair Hamilton, and took place on 24 February, 2026.

This MSc Environmental Sustainability Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr Aidan Keane, and took place on 25 February 2026.

This MSc Food Security Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr Montserrat Costa Font, and took place on 26 February 2026.

This MSc GeoEnergy Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session, was hosted by Professor Stuart Gilfillan, and took place on 24 February, 2026.

This MSc Geographical Information Science and Earth Observation Applicant and Offer Holder Information Session was hosted by Dr Gary Watmough, and took place on 18 February, 2026.

This information session for MSc Marine Systems and Policies took place on Monday 16 February, 2026.


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