‘Please don’t bleed, because there’s nobody out there to help me’: stories of students training in the NHS
Unqualified students are being left to pick up the slack on NHS wards amid a dangerous staffing crisis. Nursing and midwifery students say their training has been inadequate, and one…
Bill in Scottish Parliament would make all new homes so insulated they would need almost no heating
Labour MSP Alex Rowley has proposed a bill in the Scottish Parliament that would require all newly built housing in Scotland to pass the ‘Passivhaus’ standard, an architectural design that…
Everything you need to know about the launch of Tinder Uni
Tinder, the world’s most popular dating app, has launched a new feature called Tinder Uni. The feature allows users to limit their potential matches to students from their own university. …
Modern Two art gallery to close indefinitely
Modern Two, one of the two galleries at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, is closing until further notice. The National Galleries of Scotland is facing an unprecedented crisis…
Edinburgh students “living on couches”, unable to rent flats as Freshers Week looms
Many students who study in Edinburgh have been finding it impossible to find accommodation and are facing commutes from other cities, or living on other people’s sofas. The Student spoke…
December strike caused minimal disruption, but raises concerns over the future
Students have reported minimal disruption from the teaching strike that took place from 1-3 December, likely due to how few teaching hours they have anyway. Brigid McMorrow, a fourth year…
Top Fan Banned from Edifess
Hope Conway-Gebbie, a student who has become famous in Edinburgh for her frequent comments on the university confessions page ‘Edifess’, has been banned from the page. The third year student,…
Ground control: Liberty Phelan’s guide to being a good flatmate
“They’re away from their families. They’re away from their friends. They (can’t feel) the sun or the breeze,” – is this quote about first years at Edinburgh uni? No, it’s…