Edinburgh first city to offer support to all teenage mothers
Edinburgh has become the first city in the world to offer the family nurse partnership programme to all eligible first-time mothers aged 19 and under from disadvantaged backgrounds, the Scottish…
In Review: TEDx University of Edinburgh 2015
On 19 February, the third annual TEDx event at University of Edinburgh was held on campus. The Student sent three of its news team to attend the talks and interview…
Conservationist calls for end to Edinburgh World Heritage status
Leading urban conservationist, David Black, is calling on UNESCO to take away Scotland’s renowned heritage status it has held since 1955. Black has been heavily critical of Edinburgh’s city authorities,…
EUSA launches LGBT+ History Month programme
LGBT + History Month will launch in February, offering a month of diverse activities dedicated to celebrating the lives, sacrifices and achievements of the LGBT community. EUSA’s LGBT + History…
Universities worry about fallout from research ranking
After six years and a £60 million cost, the Research Excellence Framework (REF) published last month has shown growing success across UK universities in delivering world-class research. There has been…
Medical students secure transport funding
After months of deliberation and restless anticipation, the University of Edinburgh has agreed to provide additional funding to subsidize transport for medical students. This decision comes about following a petition…
British men earn 20 per cent more if a parent went to university
British men are likely to earn more if they were raised by at least one university-educated parent, a recent study has shown. Meanwhile, men born to mothers and fathers not…
Edinburgh students lend their support to Hong Kong’s fight for democracy
Renowned for being an international financial capital, as well as having a strong, liberal press, diverse, metropolitan cities like Hong Kong are rare in Asia. Due to this, the mass…