The well-known publisher Penguin has recently announced significant changes to its Student Design Award. For the first time in its sixteen-year history, the prestigious award will be open to non-students, and will thus become known as the Penguin Cover Design Award. This move will ensure that a lack of higher education will not be a […]
A public consultation has been opened on Edinburgh’s links to colonialism and slavery. The Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Review Group was launched in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protest and aims to assess the legacy of slavery in the capital. It is formed of people from diverse backgrounds who live or work in […]
This year’s Seachdain na Gàidhlig festival, to be held in Edinburgh, will have a specific focus on the climate, exploring the impact of climate change on island communities. The festival, which will take place from 5 to 12 November 2021, was first run by the University of Edinburgh in 2014. After significant success, it became […]
The University of Edinburgh has recently announced plans to capture and store over one million tonnes of unavoidable CO2 emissions. This process, known as carbon sequestration, may entail the university’s direct ownership and expansion of forests, peatlands, wind farms and solar facilities, or the creation of active partnerships on these. This commitment will play a […]
The University of Edinburgh has recently announced plans to hire ‘critical readers,’ who will play a role in shaping the university curriculum. These readers, who will be taken from the school of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, will be responsible for suggesting changes which will give greater prominence to writers and scholars who are from less […]
The Edinburgh University Students’ Association has recently revived their popular student club night, Big Cheese. The event, which takes place at the Venue in Potterrow on Saturday nights, had been postponed since March 2020 due to Covid-19, and so returned on 2 October to exhilarated crowds of students. The atmosphere was definitely one of excitement. […]
The Scottish Government has announced significant changes to the international travel rules in Scotland. The changes aim to simplify the travelling process whilst maintaining control of covid-19 cases. The amber and green lists are set to merge, which will mean an end to the three-tiered traffic-light system. Whilst the red list will remain, eight countries, […]
Venue: Gilded Balloon, Teviot Row House Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ With its intimate setting and well-cast leads, The Return of Sherlock Holmes at the Gilded Balloon fizzes with potential but misses opportunities to truly shine. As the play has just two characters, it is heavily reliant on the dialogue between them to tell the story. In some […]