Student Council motion to call for Principal Mathieson’s resignation
A motion submitted for next Thursday’s Student Council meeting calling for the resignation of Sir Peter Mathieson as the University of Edinburgh’s Principal and Vice-Chancellor. If approved for debate and…
Mathieson grilled at student Q&A as satisfaction at an all time low
Peter Mathieson and other senior leadership acknowledged the University of Edinburgh’s historically low student satisfaction at the Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) Open Q&A on 14 November. The event, titled…
BREAKING: Calls for Mathieson to resign after LGBT committee member arranges gender-critical book launch
Students at Edinburgh University have called on the vice-chancellor to resign after it was revealed that a gender-critical book launch event was organised by a member of a university LGBT…
The University of Edinburgh fares poorly in the latest National Student Survey
According to the latest National Student Survey (NSS) the University of Edinburgh is perceived by 30 per cent of final-year undergraduates as dissatisfactory. The survey, which asks a series of…
Student protest calls on the university to meet the demands of the UCU
On Tuesday 11 July, students attended a protest in Bristo Square calling on the University of Edinburgh to negotiate with and meet the demands of the University and College Union…
Peter Mathieson says some Adult Human Female protesters will be investigated
Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, has stated that protesters at the second attempted screening of the film ‘Adult Human Female’ are to be investigated. The…
“It’s not a case that we’re not listening; it’s a case that we disagree”: University of Edinburgh senior leadership respond to student Q&A:
On April 4, Edinburgh students quizzed the university’s Senior Leadership Team at a Q and A session, with trans inclusivity, the cost-of-living crisis and housing at the forefront of the…
Protest demanding Peter Mathieson’s resignation held
On Saturday, February 18, a group of protestors gathered outside McEwan Hall to demand Peter Mathieson’s resignation. Mathieson, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, has come under…