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Ece Kucuk

Ece Kucuk served as President of The Student in 2021/22 and is currently a regular contributor to the paper. She was previously Head Editor-in-Chief and Features Editor, she has also been a writer at The Student for over two years. She is going into her Fourth Year of a Master of Arts with Honours in English Language and Literature and plans to do her Postgraduate in Education and Child Development. She has written for every section of the paper as well as written for The Rattlecap and other publications. Some of her favourite works include her reflection on being the child of an immigrant, her piece on introducing ice hockey, as well as her interview with children’s author Mariam James.
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The China Cables: documents leak revealing the treatment of China’s Uighur population

The China Cables, a collection of classified government papers concerning the establishment and running of prison camps in Xinjiang, were recently leaked to the mass public. These documents from the…

Genetic modification: a step too far in science?

On December 30th of 2019, a Chinese scientist by the name of He Jianku was sentenced to three years in prison by a court in China. This was due to…

The Student in conversation with Tommy Sheppard, SNP candidate for Edinburgh East

SNP’s Tommy Sheppard, the current MP for Edinburgh East, spoke to The Student about the upcoming general election and the various issues at play. The SNP official party website states…

New Zealand and the question of euthanasia

After a two-year long debate in Parliament, New Zealand is pushing toward legalizing euthanasia and has agreed to put it to a national vote. Although there are other countries where…

The withdrawal of the US from the Paris Climate Accords

On 1 June, 2017, President Trump made a statement that the United States would officially be pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords. Fulfilling one of his original campaign promises,…

A conversation with David Gorman, Director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability

The Student staff interviewed Dave Gorman, the first director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability to discuss the significant role of the department within the university and issues prevalent to society…