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CW: Spiking, sexual violence SPIKED: A Student Safety Crisis is the new documentary by Edinburgh University Television (EUTV). The documentary is a great watch; it is informative, important and, at times, emotional. The Student sat down with the five students involved in its production – Momo, the presenter; Chloe, the president of EUTV, who also […]
I was in George Square gardens the first Sunday of the Fringe when I received an airdrop request, which I of course accepted. The airdrop was a photo of the flyer for Lost and Found, a play put on as part of Theatre Paradok’s Paradok Platform, which is putting on nine new pieces of theatre […]
Debora Kayembe, Rector of the University of Edinburgh, has been accused of spreading false information on the Rwandan genocide. Kayembe said in a tweet that the genocide in Rwanda was “orchestrated by Kagame.” Kagame is the current President of Rwanda and has been since 2000. Prior to that Kagame was the commander of the Rwandan […]
This article was originally published in print on the 23rd March Lecturers at several universities, including the University of Edinburgh, have been accused of sharing Russian propaganda.Nadhim Zahawi, the Education Secretary, announced on 14th March that there would be a “crackdown” on the sharing of misinformation by academics at universities. Tim Hayward, a professor of […]
This article was originally submitted on the 14th March The Scottish Government will commission research on the impact of abortion clinic protests, focusing on the frequency, scale and impact on patients. This comes after the Government stated in November 2021 that they did not consider it appropriate to introduce nationwide ‘buffer zone’ legislation, which would […]
Staff at the University of Edinburgh will strike again from Monday March 21 to Friday March 25, over pension cuts, working conditions and pay. This new strike action comes after 10 days of strikes in February. The University and College Union (UCU) announced last Friday that universities will face more strikes before Easter, with strikes at […]