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Short Rant: The nuisance of the Bristo skaters

The skaters in Bristo Square are unfortunately a nuisance. I wish I could be chill, but dodging fully grown men on flimsy planks of wood on my morning rush to…

Student disqualified from Rector candidacy

Recently graduated student Hope Conway-Gebbie has been disqualified from her nomination for Rector of the University, as she is currently employed by the University of Edinburgh as a social media…

The Short Rant: Where is the library etiquette?

I am a second floor library individual. I like to sit in the same seat every time I go. It has a nice view of George Square and I would…

Visiting Edinburgh University’s Main Library is no simple task

Libraries, since their first appearance in Aristophanes, have been stringently held as bastions of knowledge. The image of the library is typically one of austere scholarship, a place for serious…

Chinese organisations with military links fund £12m to the University of Edinburgh

A report by think tank Civitas has revealed that the University of Edinburgh has taken over £12m in funding from Chinese organisations with links to the military. The main funder…

Review: Silence

As much as I love Marty, I began to see something is missing in his take on Shūsaku Endō’s novel Chinmoku when I revisited his epic film for the first…

Students are taking their universities to court: here’s what it could mean for you

It’s an experience that most students who were at university in 2020-22 would prefer to forget. Closed campuses, online lectures, and imprisonment in halls of residence. No sooner had the…

Healthcare’s silent battle: how do AI algorithms affect minorities?

Unless you have been living under a rock, you may be aware that artificial intelligence is growing at a tremendous rate! On the surface level, it seems to be an…