The University of Edinburgh will withhold 50 per cent of pay from staff who take part in the upcoming marking and assessment boycott. Edinburgh staff learned of the pay withholdings in an email from university management on Tuesday 18 April. Set to commence on Thursday 20 April, the boycott is part of a long-running pay, […]
Queen Margaret University (QMU) has told its staff it will withhold all pay from any employees taking part in the UCU’s upcoming UK-wide marking and assessment boycott. University staff received an email from Principal and Vice-Chancellor Sir Paul Grice on 13 April explaining that all pay would be withheld from boycotting staff. This is despite […]
On Thursday April 20, the University and College Union (UCU) will begin a UK-wide marking and assessment boycott that will affect students at the University of Edinburgh. Boycotting staff members will cease all summative assessment marking, as well as associated assessment activities. This includes exam invigilation, processing of marks, assessment related administration such as distribution […]
On April 4, Edinburgh students quizzed the university’s Senior Leadership Team at a Q and A session, with trans inclusivity, the cost-of-living crisis and housing at the forefront of the debate. In attendance were approximately forty student representatives, questioning four members of the Senior Leadership Team: Peter Mathieson, Colm Harmon, Gavin McLachlan, and Catherine Martin. […]
History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA) students at the University of Edinburgh have received guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) text generation software ChatGPT. An email outlining the guidance, sent on 27 March, comes after a rise in the popularity of ChatGPT in recent months and the resulting need for clarification over students’ possible […]
In an open letter written by Vice President Community Isi Williams and co-signed by the rest of the Students’ Association Sabbatical Officer team, they urge university leadership to take decisive action on the cost of living crisis in specific areas affecting students. They make four core demands: The letter cites both UK-wide and Edinburgh-specific survey […]
From the 2023/2024 academic year, University of Edinburgh students undertaking a non-compulsory year abroad exchange will no longer receive financial support from the university. In May of 2023, the University of Edinburgh will no longer be eligible for Erasmus funding following Brexit. The university will continue to participate in the Turing Scheme. According to the […]
The University of Edinburgh’s widely criticised finance system, People and Money, is to rise in cost by £8m this year. This will bring the total cost of the service provided by Inoapps to £33.5 million, from £22.3 million. According to Public Contracts Scotland, the increase in price is due to a “need for additional works, […]