Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “I believe literature is in peril.”
In November 2022, beloved Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered a BBC Reith Lecture on “Freedom of Speech”. As an Edinburgh English Lit student, I found it a refreshing, enlightening,…
Trans Solidarity Community Event takes place on Edinburgh University campus
CW: Transphobia Students and staff at the University of Edinburgh gathered on Wednesday evening to show solidarity with the Trans community in Edinburgh. The event, ‘Trans Solidarity Community Event’, was…
Rector convenes meeting with students and staff
The fourth and final of a series of discussions held by the University of Edinburgh’s Rector Debora Kayembe took place on Thursday 14 October in New College. Under the watchful…
In conversation with the ghost of Sir Robert Peel
It was a boozy sunny day last week when I met the ghost of Sir Robert Peel, twice prime minister, founder of the Conservative Party, and most importantly, the father…