Ian Murray challenges University’s homelessness record
Edinburgh South MP Ian Murray has asked Principal Peter Mathieson how the University of Edinburgh plans to tackle student homelessness. After communication with the University of Edinburgh Students for Action…
The “new normal”: 2 in 5 students consider quitting uni from high rent fees
New survey data from Save the Student shows growing dissatisfaction with the student rentals market, as 2 in 5 students consider dropping out of university due to the cost of…
Warm banks: the cold heart of the energy crisis
Reading the news in recent weeks has felt for many to be more like reading daily updates on a children’s playgroup than reporting on the political elite. However, whilst this…
Fighting the climate crisis with climate optimism
Levels of eco anxiety are at an all-time high, intensified by is what seen by many as a failed climate summit. Could optimism be an essential resource in confronting the…
Lebanon Crisis: How you can Help
Lebanon is having a rough couple of months. On Thursday, October 14th, fighting broke out between Christian and Shia Muslim militias in the country’s capital of Beirut, killing at least…
In Search of a Roof Over Our Heads
Couch surfing is fun for the holidays – but maybe not during term-time. Due to the recent housing crisis, hundreds of Scottish students have been forced to resort to couch…
Is Evergrande a timebomb of the next global financial crisis?
During the week of the 20th September, there was a massive sell-off in the stock market worldwide after Evergrande, the second largest Chinese property developer, was exposed to be at…
Leading politicians are in denial when it comes to the NHS
Grand, sweeping statements tend to divide opinion: and the British Red Cross likening the state of the NHS to a ‘humanitarian crisis’ was no exception. Dr. Paul Robinson, an emergency…