Information about student community and cohort events You should leave the University of Edinburgh with more than just a degree. We want you to leave with a clear sense of where you want to go next in life: equipped with the skills you need to get there; and feeling that you have been part of a welcoming, academic community that has helped and encouraged you on your journey. That's why the School of Informatics have developed a programme of events and opportunities that runs alongside your academic courses to:help you to ‘join the dots’ - to bring together and make sense of what you are learning in your various courses – to see the big pictureequip you with study and transferable skillshelp you to plan your careerencourage self-reflection and personal developmentgive you opportunities to connect with your peers and with Academic and Professional Services staff to ensure that you are well supported at every stage.We run student community and cohort events throughout the year and the latest information is available on our events page: Informatics Events This article was published on 2025-11-13