Book a tutor before Christmas In December we are usually to busy to think about January prelims and coming back to school after the Festive Season. Indeed, January has been the busiest month for Edinburgh Science Tutors to date. That is why we recommend booking a tutor now to avoid disappointment in January when all [...]

Great Scientists from Edinburgh part 3: Sophia Jex-Blake We’re finishing off this series on great scientists from Edinburgh with a look at the life and work of Sophia Jex-Blake. Anyone applying for or currently studying medicine may have heard of her; she was a leading light in the struggle for woman to be able to [...]

As the exams are fast approaching we are introducing a new revision series. Our tutors have noticed that there are certain topics which students commonly find more difficult than the rest of the syllabus. We are going to write short articles accompanied by videos and illustrations so that students can use them as additional revision [...]

Well, it’s an office really, but it will be a home for Edinburgh Science Tutors as a business! We are located in Central Edinburgh in 36/37 West Preston Street, where we share a lovely little office with other companies, whom we’ve met via Launch Ed at the University of Edinburgh. It is a very exciting [...]

We have moved! We hope that we found a permanent base for Edinburgh Science tutors. Our new office is located just 5 min walk from the West End of Princess St and allows us to host two tutorials at any time. Our own office is ideal for one-to-one tutorials and a bigger meeting room can [...]

Thinking about a career in science but not sure if research in a laboratory is the thing for you? Here are some of the more unusual jobs a degree in science can land you. Cryptozoology – hunt for the unknown! Cryptozoology is the study and search for animals whose existence is yet to be definitively [...]

Hello friends! We thought we would ask you to help us spread the word about our great tutors so that even more students can benefit from home tuition and understand science a bit more! If you know someone who is currently looking for a science tutor ( in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Maths) please drop them a [...]

Qualities of a good tutor As we already established finding a good tutor requires either having good contacts and recommendations or sieving through countless advertisements on the Intnet in a hope that you will find someone whose description actually matches the quality of tuition. Let’s assume that you managed to find a tutoring agency or a [...]