With thanks to Olivia Latimer for her help in the researching of this article. Since 2010, Ian Murray has served as the Labour MP for Edinburgh South, the constituency which includes the popular student areas of Marchmont, Newington and Morningside. Ian Murray is candid and affable when I meet him on a Friday afternoon in […]
On Wednesday, 8 March, Innovate UK announced the winners of its annual ‘Women in Innovation’ award. Now in its sixth year, the initiative recognises outstanding contributions made by leading female entrepreneurs in the UK. Amongst this year’s cohort of winners, five were from Scotland, with ideas including a cutting-edge mobile foot scanner to prevent amputations […]
A Letter from Asaba is History and Politics student Claudia Efemini’s debut novel. We spoke with Claudia about publishing, the history behind the story, and the importance of learning about colonialism and its ongoing effects. When did you first learn about the Asaba massacre, and what were your main motivations to write a novel about […]
Kim Sherwood will be known to many University of Edinburgh English Literature students as one of our best lecturers. She is also a widely read, award-winning novelist, shortlisted (among other accolades) for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2019. What excited me above all is that she is the current author hired […]
The SWG3 Galvinizers arena was injected with energy as Ezra Collective’s Where I’m Meant To Be tour reached Glasgow on Sunday, February 19th. A celebration of heartfelt joy, the self-proclaimed “Ezra Collective Afro beats Party” intended to turn a room of strangers temporarily into family. The brass was warm and filling. The call-and-response dynamic from […]
With Julius Caesar’s opening night fast approaching, I managed to get an interview with its director Devki Panchmatia in between the ramping up rehearsal schedule: Q: What drew you to the setting of this production of Julius Caesar, and what is the setting? D: The concept emerged very early on, perhaps over a year now, […]
At The University of Edinburgh there are only a handful of events that stay permanently in the social calendar for students and the local community each year. And since its conception, the Edinburgh Charity Fashion Show, has not disappointed. That’s right, it is the moment we have all been waiting for; the Edinburgh Charity Fashion […]
In January, the NEU (National Education Union) announced dates for teacher strikes across England. The strikes come as a response to cuts in teacher salaries, excessive workload, and lack of funding for schools. I spoke with the head of a primary school in the North-West of England about how they navigate strike action as a […]