International travellers to enter ‘managed quarantine’ from Monday
Addressing the Scottish parliament today, the Scottish Transport Minister Michael Matheson announced that from Monday 15th February all international travellers flying directly into Scotland will have to quarantine in hotels…
Head of English Literature explains teaching choices
The head of the English Literature Department at the University of Edinburgh, Alex Thomson, spoke to The Student about why face-to-face teaching has been drastically reduced in the School of…
Students protest university pandemic response in Bristo Square
On the 24th October, a group of students gathered in Bristo Square to protest against the lack of support they have received from the University during the Covid-19 pandemic. The…
International student admission to compensate lack of funding
The BBC reported late last month that there are 7 per cent fewer UK undergraduates at Oxford and 5 per cent fewer at Cambridge this year, compared with 2007-08. It…
Becoming one with Hive: an international student’s experience
Student bars all over the world have the same, distinctive smell. It’s a delicately concocted, potent mixture of spilled Magners, sweat, Jägerbombs, liberally applied cologne, old vomit and disappointment. Hive,…
The Student interviews MP Stuart McDonald on supporting international students in a post-Brexit world
Stuart McDonald is MP for the Scottish constituencies of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth, and Kirkintilloch East; the Scottish National Party Spokesperson on Immigration, Asylum and Border Control; and serves on the Home…
University league tables are a valid marker of credibility
The yearly ritual of analysing university league tables is shared between past, prospective, and current students alike. Each year a series of rankings are released, quantifying our university’s merits and…