University of Edinburgh withdraws graduation fashion advice after backlash
The University of Edinburgh has withdrawn an online article intended to give fashion advice to graduating students, after a backlash on charges of classism and cissexism. The post, released as a newsletter to the…
Robin Drummond elected 2016/17 Sports Union president
Robin Drummond has been elected the 2016/17 Edinburgh University Sports Union (SU) president, edging ahead of his opponent Josef Budde after a week-long campaigning period and an all-student vote. The voter turnout and…
Sports Union election sees two insiders vie for presidential post
Photo: Left: Robin Drummond; Right: Josef Budde The race to determine the 2016/17 president of the Edinburgh University Sports Union (SU) executive committee entered its final stretch Thursday, as two insiders with extensive…
Holocaust denial poster found in University of Edinburgh Kings Buildings
Content warning: anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial Editor’s note: Updated 19:38 to include statement from EUSA sabbatical team. A poster denying aspects of the Holocaust was found in the University of Edinburgh’s King’s…
University of Edinburgh to take in displaced school children amid city-wide closures
The University of Edinburgh has offered up its facilities to accommodate Edinburgh schoolchildren for the month, amid a city-wide closure of schools that has displaced thousands. In a statement to The Student, a spokesperson announced that…
Divestment activists lock themselves to Old College gates as occupation continues
Divestment activists locked themselves to the front gates of The University of Edinburgh’s Old College this afternoon, in the latest public demonstration against the University’s current fossil fuel investment policy. Three…
University of Edinburgh to hold review of disability services after student pressure
The University of Edinburgh will be holding a formal review of its support for students with disabilities, after years of pressure by student activists, concerns voiced by students, and a student council motion…
Divestment activists stage second occupation of Charles Stewart House
Student divestment activists have spent the night in the University of Edinburgh’s Charles Stewart Building and intend to stage a long-term occupation that could last a week, in a move echoing a previous…