EUSA delivers first shipment of donations to refugees
Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) has delivered its first shipment of donations to volunteer organisation CalAid. The supplies, including men’s clothes, bedding and food, were gathered at a recently-opened collection…
“Stop the Ageism!” Internal emails reveal fierce Information Services modelling dispute
Management at the University of Edinburgh’s Information Services (IS) have been accused by their staff of encouraging institutional ageism, The Student can reveal. The row erupted in late August, after…
Refugee donation point to open at Potterrow, says EUSA
A supply collection point for refugees camping at Calais is to be set up in the University of Edinburgh. Sabbatical officers at the Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) announced the…
Facebook targets Edinburgh feminist photo campaign
An online feminist photo campaign which aims “to give all women and non-binary people on campus and beyond a platform to send out their message and raise their voices against…
Political parties clash in Teviot debate
SNP, Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Greens clashed in Teviot Debating Hall last night (30 March) during the Politics and International Relations (PIR) Society’s General Election Debate. The event, which…
Plans to revamp central Edinburgh cultural sites unveiled
Plans to build a £55 million “cultural quarter” in the former Royal High School on Calton Hill have been revealed. The news comes alongside other cultural proposals to revamp Calton…
Extremist university speaker ban axed after ‘freedom of speech’ concerns
Home Secretary Theresa May dropped plans to ban external extremist speakers at British universities and colleges on Friday 20 March, following strong opposition from the Liberal Democrats and the House…
Four-person Pegida march sparks 200-strong counter demonstration in Edinburgh
The far-right group Pegida (Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamisation of the West) failed to stage a mass march in the streets of Edinburgh on Saturday, after only four supporters turned…