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This semester, the university introduced a new policy surrounding the disclosure of relationships between staff and students, aiming to minimise risks and protecting the wellbeing of all at the university. Whilst not banning such relationships, the policy requires staff to disclose such relationships to their Heads of School, with the aim of protecting both parties. Vice Principal […]
Content warning: transphobic messaging On Monday 25 March, transphobic stickers were spotted at the Old Medical School Quad, outside the Teviot Lecture Theatre. The stickers read: “Transwomen ARE women! Seahourses ARE horses! Catfish ARE cats! This is NOT up for debate!!!” Later in the week on Saturday, the same stickers were found outside the back […]
Tell us about yourself. I’m Steph, newly elected VP Education, I’m in my fourth year of Health Science and Society, in the School of Health and Social Science. I’ve got my dissertation due in two weeks, terrified! How was election night, how did you feel right after, and how are you feeling now? Election night […]
Tell us about yourself. I’m from Blackpool originally. I am a second year English Language and Linguistics student. Not politics as many people seem to think I do! First year I stayed in Kincaids and I had a flat with 12 different people which was honestly great. There was so many international students, I can […]
Introduce yourself, please. My name is Rosheen, I am in my fourth year doing French and Linguistics. What were your initial reactions of winning? I just couldn’t stop smiling, I felt so elated. Now I am just so excited. What is your top priority within your manifesto points? I think it’s the general area of […]
Content Warning: Transphobia Ann Henderson, Rector of the University of Edinburgh, has been seen affirmatively responding to tweets by allegedly transphobic organisations. Henderson’s official Twitter account retweeted about a drop-in session meeting titled “How will changes to the Gender Recognition Act [GRA] affect women’s rights?” The event is supported by the organisations Fair Play For Women, Transgender […]
With the start of the new academic year educational institutions across Scotland are to provide free sanitary products. Sanitree, a University of Edinburgh student-led project, has been at the forefront of this initiative. Co-founder Martha Aroha Reilly spoke to The Student on the matter, as well as on plans for the upcoming months. Sanitree is […]
Sanitree is a project run by students at the University of Edinburgh, innovating reusable sanitary pads that are safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly than other alternatives. Whilst partial operations are conducted by students here in the UK, the actual cooperative is based in the Bhind district of India. The social enterprise’s beneficiaries are local […]