In the southern suburbs of Edinburgh, a 40 minute walk from main campus, the Kings buildings sit proudly, an oasis of scientific knowledge and objective truth that’s set far apart from the humanities and arts. But its not just in focus and geographical location that the STEM subjects at Edinburgh are distinct from the humanities. […]
A December strike by the University and College Union (UCU) Edinburgh branch against the University of Edinburgh – the first in what may be many strikes during the 21/22 academic year – recently drew to a close. Some UCU members on the Old College picket line and at a UCU rally on Bristo Square spoke […]
It’s official: our lecturers are downing tools again. In a 16 November press release, the University and College Union (UCU) announced that strike action will take place at the University of Edinburgh and 57 other universities between Wednesday 1 December and Friday 3 December over a pensions dispute and a pay and working conditions dispute. […]
Stop monetising our university experience Why do we go to university? What is it for? Realistically, nowadays, many go solely for that (supposedly) prospect-enhancing piece of paper, and to delay having to go directly into the real world. Don’t get me wrong, many students love their degree subjects, but an equal number are in it […]
Students with disabilities can require lecture recordings for several reasons, boiling down to two main features. Either, they need recordings to re-listen/watch lectures because of a learning difficulty or similar, or their disability means that they cannot attend lectures altogether or their absence rate is higher because of that disability. This forces those with disabilities […]
A right-wing group associated with pro-Trump organisations in the United States has launched a website asking students to report incidents of “left-wing bias” by lecturers, forming a public list of such incidents. The website was launched by Turning Point UK (TPUK), the British wing of the long established, pro-Trump Turning Point USA. The group claimed […]
On 3 February, the University and Colleges’ Union (UCU) announced a second round of strikes beginning on 20 February. This news comes after a eight day round of strikes took place at the end of the last academic semester. With these strikes looming, we have compiled some information for those out of the loop. When […]
The University of Edinburgh has responded to the eight-day strike which will occur later this month at 60 UK Universities, including the University of Edinburgh, with an email explaining the likely impact on students. The strike action, which will also take place at Heriot-Watt University and Queen Margaret University, relates to two different legal disputes: […]