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Edinburgh University’s anti-racism conference attracts national media scrutiny

On Saturday 28 September the second ‘Resisting whiteness’ conference was held in Pleasance Theatre, an Edinburgh University Students’ Association building. The conference is a series of anti-racist panels and workshops…

Lecturers demonstrate as MSPs pass climate bill

University lecturers were among climate change protestors outside the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday as MSPs passed the Climate Change Bill. Protestors read aloud the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s…

Fringe Festival 2019: Are increasing visitors a boost for locals?

A surge of locals attending shows helped the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to another record year at the box office. Over three million tickets were sold at the 2019 event,…

Get a taste of Swedish rock with Normandie’s White Flag

Unless ‘alternative rock bands from Sweden’ is your pub quiz specialty or you stumbled across them by fluke at Reading or Leeds festival this summer, it’s unlikely you will have…

Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre officially opened with memorial lecture by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown

The newly renamed Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre was officially opened on Wednesday 10 October, by former Prime Minister and University of Edinburgh alumnus Gordon Brown. Previously known as George Square…

University guarantees funding amid study abroad Brexit uncertainty

Students required to complete a European year abroad have had their funding assured by the University of Edinburgh. Funding is currently provided by the European Union’s (EU) Erasmus Programme, with…

Human remains found at Pollock Halls

A police investigation involving human remains has taken place within the University of Edinburgh Pollock Halls accommodation complex. A cordon was set up to investigate the discovery of human bones…