Check if we are recruiting undergraduate students from your school and degree

We aim for our Student Ambassador Team to represent our student body so we are only recruit from certain schools and degree programmes.

We are not currently recruiting. Our normal schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.

Spring semester 2025 recruitment

Below is the list of Undergraduate degree programmes that we recruited for in Spring 2025. This recruitment closed at 23:59 on Monday 24 March 2025. The information here is preserved so we can refer back to it. We will update this list before the next recruitment opens.

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in our Business School at this time. 

Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes:

  • Divinity and Classics (MA)
  • Philosophy and Theology (MA)
  • Religious Studies (MA)
  • Religious Studies and English Literature (MA)
  • Religious Studies and Scottish Literature (MA)
  • Theology (MA)

We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes within the School of Economics:

  • Economics (MA)
  • Economics and Accounting (MA)
  • Economics and Mathematics (MA)
  • Economics and Politics (MA)
  • Economics and Sociology (MA)
  • Economics and Statistics (MA)
  • Economics with Environmental Studies (MA)
  • Economics with Finance (MA)
  • Economics with Management Science (MA)

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include Economics as part of a joint degree based in another school:

  • Arabic and Economics (MA)
  • Chinese and Economics (MA)
  • Law and Economics (LLB)
  • Politics, Philosophy and Economics (MA)
  • Social Policy and Economics (MA)

We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in Edinburgh College of Art at this time. 

Students studying History of Art and Chinese (MA) should see the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures as they will be accepted as a student in that school.

Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in Edinburgh College of Art at this time. 

Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in Moray House School of Education and Sport at this time. 

Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in School of Health in Social Science at this time. 

Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are recruiting students who are studying Classics or Archaeology programmes in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology:

  • Ancient and Medieval History (MA)
  • Ancient History (MA)
  • Ancient History and Greek (MA)
  • Ancient History and Latin (MA)
  • Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations (MA)
  • Archaeology (MA)
  • Archaeology and Ancient History (MA)
  • Archaeology and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Classical Archaeology and Ancient History (MA)
  • Classical Archaeology and Greek (MA)
  • Classical Archaeology and Latin (MA)
  • Classical Studies (MA)
  • Classics (MA)
  • Classics and English Language (MA)
  • Classics and Linguistics (MA)
  • Greek Studies (MA)
  • History and Archaeology (MA)
  • History and Classics (MA)
  • Latin Studies (MA)

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include History, Classics or Archaeology as part of a joint degree based in another school:

  • Arabic and Ancient Greek (MA)
  • Arabic and History (MA)
  • Celtic and Archaeology (MA)
  • Celtic and Scottish History (MA)
  • Chinese and History (MA)
  • Divinity and Classics (MA)
  • French and Classics (MA)
  • French and History (MA)
  • German and Classics (MA)
  • German and History (MA)
  • Italian and Classics (MA)
  • Italian and History (MA)
  • Law and History (LLB)
  • Russian Studies and Classics (MA)
  • Russian Studies and History (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Classics (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and History (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and Archaeology (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History (MA)
  • Spanish and Classics (MA)
  • Spanish and History (MA)

We are recruiting students who are studying LLB programmes in the School of Law:

  • Global Law (LLB)
  • Law (Graduate Entry) (LLB)
  • Law (Ordinary and Honours) (LLB)
  • Law and Accountancy (LLB)
  • Law and Business (LLB)
  • Law and Celtic (LLB)
  • Law and Economics (LLB)
  • Law and French (LLB)
  • Law and German (LLB)
  • Law and History (LLB)
  • Law and International Relations (LLB)
  • Law and Politics (LLB)
  • Law and Social Anthropology (LLB)
  • Law and Social Policy (LLB)
  • Law and Sociology (LLB)
  • Law and Spanish (LLB)

Students studying Global Law (LLB) are encouraged to apply as this is a new programme so we currently have no Student Ambassadors studying for this degree. 

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include Law as part of a joint degree based in another school:

  • International Relations and International Law (MA)
  • Social Policy and Law (MA)

We are recruiting students who are studying programmes in Chinese, Japanese, European languages, Arabic and Persian, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Celtic, Scottish Ethnology and Scottish Studies in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures:

  • Arabic and Ancient Greek (MA)
  • Arabic and Business (MA)
  • Arabic and Economics (MA)
  • Arabic and French (MA)
  • Arabic and History (MA)
  • Arabic and Persian (MA)
  • Arabic and Politics (MA)
  • Arabic and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Arabic and Spanish (MA)
  • Arabic with Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (MA)
  • Celtic (MA)
  • Celtic and Archaeology (MA)
  • Celtic and English Language (MA)
  • Celtic and English Literature (MA)
  • Celtic and French (MA)
  • Celtic and Linguistics (MA)
  • Celtic and Scandinavian Studies (MA)
  • Celtic and Scottish History (MA)
  • Celtic and Scottish Literature (MA)
  • Chinese (MA)
  • Chinese and Economics (MA)
  • Chinese and French (MA)
  • Chinese and German (MA)
  • Chinese and History (MA)
  • Chinese and Linguistics (MA)
  • Chinese and Russian (MA)
  • Chinese and Spanish (MA)
  • French (MA)
  • French and Business (MA)
  • French and Classics (MA)
  • French and English Language (MA)
  • French and English Literature (MA)
  • French and German (MA)
  • French and History (MA)
  • French and History of Art (MA)
  • French and Italian (MA)
  • French and Linguistics (MA)
  • French and Philosophy (MA)
  • French and Politics (MA)
  • French and Portuguese (MA)
  • French and Russian Studies (MA)
  • French and Scandinavian Studies (MA)
  • French and Social Policy (MA)
  • French and Spanish (MA)
  • German (MA)
  • German and Business (MA)
  • German and Classics (MA)
  • German and English Language (MA)
  • German and English Literature (MA)
  • German and History (MA)
  • German and History of Art (MA)
  • German and Linguistics (MA)
  • German and Philosophy (MA)
  • German and Politics (MA)
  • German and Portuguese (MA)
  • German and Russian Studies (MA)
  • German and Scandinavian Studies (MA)
  • German and Social Policy (MA)
  • German and Spanish (MA)
  • Islamic Studies (MA)
  • Italian (MA)
  • Italian and Classics (MA)
  • Italian and English Language (MA)
  • Italian and English Literature (MA)
  • Italian and History (MA)
  • Italian and History of Art (MA)
  • Italian and Linguistics (MA)
  • Italian and Philosophy (MA)
  • Italian and Politics (MA)
  • Italian and Spanish (MA)
  • Japanese (MA)
  • Japanese and Linguistics (MA)
  • Middle Eastern Studies (MA)
  • Persian and English Literature (MA)
  • Persian and Middle Eastern Studies (MA)
  • Persian and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Persian Studies (MA)
  • Portuguese (MA)
  • Portuguese and English Language (MA)
  • Portuguese and English Literature (MA)
  • Portuguese and Linguistics (MA)
  • Portuguese and Philosophy (MA)
  • Portuguese and Scottish Literature (MA)
  • Russian Studies (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Classics (MA)
  • Russian Studies and English Language (MA)
  • Russian Studies and English Literature (MA)
  • Russian Studies and History (MA)
  • Russian Studies and History of Art (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Linguistics (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Philosophy (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Politics (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Scandinavian Studies (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Social Policy (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Spanish (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Classics (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and English Language (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and English Literature (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and History (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Philosophy (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Politics (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Social Policy (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Spanish (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and Archaeology (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and Celtic (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and English Language (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and English Literature (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and Scandinavian Studies (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and Scottish History (MA)
  • Scottish Studies (MA)
  • Spanish (MA)
  • Spanish and Business (MA)
  • Spanish and Classics (MA)
  • Spanish and English Literature (MA)
  • Spanish and History (MA)
  • Spanish and History of Art (MA)
  • Spanish and Linguistics (MA)
  • Spanish and Philosophy (MA)
  • Spanish and Politics (MA)
  • Spanish and Portuguese (MA)

Students studying Global Law (LLB) are encouraged to apply as this is a new programme so we currently have no Student Ambassadors studying for this degree. 

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include subjects from the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures as part of a joint degree based in another school:

  • English Language and Literature (MA)
  • History of Art and Chinese Studies (MA)
  • Law and Celtic (LLB)
  • Law and French (LLB)
  • Law and German (LLB)
  • Law and Spanish (LLB)

We are recruiting students who are studying programmes in Linguistics and English Language and Cognitive Science (Humanities) in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences:

  • Cognitive Science (Humanities) (MA)
  • English Language (MA)
  • English Language and Literature (MA)
  • Linguistics (MA)
  • Linguistics and English Language (MA)
  • Linguistics and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Philosophy and English Language (MA)
  • Philosophy and Linguistics (MA)
  • Psychology and Linguistics (MA)

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include Philosophy, Psychology or Language Sciences as part of a joint degree based in another school:

  • Celtic and English Language (MA)
  • Celtic and Linguistics (MA)
  • Chinese and Linguistics (MA)
  • Classics and English Language (MA)
  • Classics and Linguistics (MA)
  • French and English Language (MA)
  • French and Linguistics (MA)
  • French and Philosophy (MA)
  • German and English Language (MA)
  • German and Linguistics (MA)
  • German and Philosophy (MA)
  • Italian and English Language (MA)
  • Italian and Linguistics (MA)
  • Italian and Philosophy (MA)
  • Japanese and Linguistics (MA)
  • Philosophy and Theology (MA)
  • Politics, Philosophy and Economics (MA)
  • Portuguese and English Language (MA)
  • Portuguese and Linguistics (MA)
  • Portuguese and Philosophy (MA)
  • Religious Studies and English Literature (MA)
  • Religious Studies and Scottish Literature (MA)
  • Russian Studies and English Language (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Linguistics (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Philosophy (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and English Language (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Philosophy (MA)
  • Scottish Ethnology and English Language (MA)
  • Sociology and Psychology (MA)
  • Spanish and Linguistics (MA)
  • Spanish and Philosophy (MA)

We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes in the School of Social and Political Sciences:

  • Government, Policy and Society (MA)
  • Government, Policy and Society with Quantitative Methods (MA)
  • International Relations (MA)
  • International Relations and International Law (MA)
  • International Relations with Quantitative Methods (MA)
  • Politics (MA)
  • Politics with Quantitative Methods (MA)
  • Politics, Philosophy and Economics (MA)
  • Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Social Anthropology and Politics (MA)
  • Social Anthropology and Social Policy (MA)
  • Social Anthropology with Development (MA)
  • Social Policy and Economics (MA)
  • Social Policy and Law (MA)
  • Social Policy and Politics (MA)
  • Social Policy and Sociology (MA)
  • Social Policy with Quantitative Methods (MA)
  • Social Policy with Social and Political Studies (MA)
  • Social Work (BSc)
  • Sociology (MA)
  • Sociology and Politics (MA)
  • Sociology and Psychology (MA)
  • Sociology and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Sociology with Quantitative Methods (MA)
  • Sustainable Development (Geography) (MA)
  • Sustainable Development (Politics and International Relations) (MA)
  • Sustainable Development (Science, Technology and Innovation Studies) (MA)
  • Sustainable Development (Social Anthropology) (MA)
  • Sustainable Development (Sociology) (MA)

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include School of Social and Political Sciences subjects as part of a joint degree based in another school:

  • Arabic and Politics (MA)
  • Arabic and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Archaeology and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Economics and Politics (MA)
  • Economics and Sociology (MA)
  • French and Politics (MA)
  • French and Social Policy (MA)
  • German and Politics (MA)
  • German and Social Policy (MA)
  • Italian and Politics (MA)
  • Law and International Relations (LLB)
  • Law and Politics (LLB)
  • Law and Social Anthropology (LLB)
  • Law and Social Policy (LLB)
  • Law and Sociology (LLB)
  • Linguistics and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Persian and Social Anthropology (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Politics (MA)
  • Russian Studies and Social Policy (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Politics (MA)
  • Scandinavian Studies and Social Policy (MA)
  • Spanish and Politics (MA)

College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in Edinburgh Medical School at this time. 

If you are studying a programme in the Deanery of Biomedical Sciences, intercalating from a Veterinary Medicine (BVMS) programme, please see the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.

Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes in the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies:

  • Veterinary Medicine (Clinical) (BVMS)
  • Veterinary Medicine (Clinical) (Graduate Entry) (BVMS)
  • Veterinary Medicine (Preclinical) (BVMS)
  • Veterinary Medicine (Preclinical) (Graduate Entry) (BVMS)

College of Science and Engineering

We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes within the School of Biological Sciences:

  • Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Biotechnology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Cell Biology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Development, Regeneration and Stem Cells) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Ecology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Evolutionary Biology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Genetics) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Immunology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Molecular Biology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Molecular Genetics) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Plant Science) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences (Zoology) (BSc)
  • Biological Sciences with Management (BSc)

Those studying one of these programmes with Management it is also accepted.

We are also recruiting students from our Veterinary Medicine (BVMS) degrees, that includes those intercalating from a Veterinary Medicine (BVMS) degree in the School of Biological Sciences on one of the following programmes:

  • Biochemistry (BSc) (VetSci)
  • Immunology (BSc) (VetSci)
  • Zoology (BSc) (VetSci)

We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in the School of Chemistry at this time. Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are recruiting students studying degrees in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. We will also consider year 1 students in the general Engineering programme who plan to go on to study a degree that includes one of these areas.

We will to consider applications from students in the following degree programmes in the School of Engineering:

  • Chemical Engineering (BEng/MEng)
  • Civil Engineering (BEng/MEng)
  • Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (BEng/MEng)
  • Engineering (BEng/MEng)
  • Mechanical Engineering (BEng/MEng)
  • Structural and Fire Safety Engineering (BEng/MEng)
  • Structural Engineering with Architecture (BEng/MEng)

We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes within the School of GeoSciences:

  • Earth Science and Physical Geography (BSc/MEarthSci)
  • Earth Sciences (BSc/MEarthSci)
  • Ecological and Environmental Sciences (BSc)
  • Ecological and Environmental Sciences with Management (BSc)
  • Environmental Geoscience (BSc)
  • Geography (MA/BSc)
  • Geology (BSc/MEarthSci)
  • Geology and Physical Geography (BSc/MEarthSci)
  • Geophysics (BSc/MEarthPhys)
  • Geophysics and Geology (BSc/MEarthPhys)
  • Geophysics and Meteorology (BSc/MEarthPhys)

We are not recruiting students studying for our "Geography and" degree programmes as we already have enough representation from these programmes.

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include School of GeoSciences subjects as part of a degree based in another school:

  • Sustainable Development (Geography) (MA)

We are not recruiting students from undergraduate programmes in the School of Informatics at this time. Our normal recruitment schedule is:

  • Autumn semester - On-campus postgraduate students
  • Spring semester – Undergraduate students and Online Learners (UK based)

We may also top up representation of other areas during any of our recruitment periods. If you would like us to alert you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador please sign up. We will contact you when you can apply to be a Student Ambassador or when other roles that you have expressed an interest in become available.


We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes within the School of Mathematics:

  • Applied Mathematics (BSc/MMath)
  • Mathematics (BSc/MA/MMath)
  • Mathematics and Business (BSc)
  • Mathematics and Music (BSc)
  • Mathematics and Physics (BSc)
  • Mathematics and Statistics (BSc)

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programmes that include School of Mathematics subjects as part of a degree based in another school:

  • Economics and Mathematics (MA)
  • Economics and Statistics (MA)

We are recruiting students who are studying the following programmes within the School of Physics and Astronomy:

  • Astrophysics (BSc/MPhys)
  • Computational Physics (BSc/MPhys)
  • Mathematical Physics (BSc/MPhys)
  • Physics (BSc/MPhys)
  • Physics with Metorology (BSc/MPhys)
  • Physics with Year Abroad (MPhys)
  • Theoretical Physics (BSc/MPhys)

We will also be recruiting students who are studying the following programme, which includes Physics, as part of a degree based in another school:

  • Mathematics and Physics (BSc)

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