Further UCU strike dates announced for February
University staff are to strike for up to 10 days in February over pensions, pay and working conditions the University and College Union (UCU) have announced. Having already participated in…
The Student in conversation with the ‘Girls Night In’ boycott organisers
Lucy Saddler speaks to Milly Seaford and Martha Williams about their boycott and its aims. With social distancing restrictions eased and nightclubs reopened, students in Edinburgh have been rediscovering the…
Strike action on cards as union ballots university staff
The University and College Union (UCU), the trade union that represents much of the UK’s higher education academic and support staff, has today confirmed that they will ballot members about…
VP Colm Harmon in conversation: next year on campus
As current students begin to return to campus and new first-year students move into halls of residence this week, The Student sat down with Professor Colm Harmon, Vice Principal Students…
The Student speaks to Vice-Principal Colm Harmon
Although having worked at the University of Edinburgh in his role as Vice-Principal Students since October 2019, many students have come to know Professor Harmon from the e-mail updates that…
“Because I am a woman”: The Student explores women’s safety in Edinburgh
TW: Sexual violence, sexual harassment, transphobia In the wake of the disappearance and murder of Sarah Everard, the debate about women’s safety has been reignited, with a study demonstrating that…
African and Caribbean society event hijacked by racist and homophobic abusers
CW: Homophobia and racism An event hosted on Zoom by the University of Edinburgh’s African and Caribbean society in partnership with Edinburgh Global, celebrating black and LGBT culture, was infiltrated…
International travellers to enter ‘managed quarantine’ from Monday
Addressing the Scottish parliament today, the Scottish Transport Minister Michael Matheson announced that from Monday 15th February all international travellers flying directly into Scotland will have to quarantine in hotels…