Nicola Sturgeon announces plan to hold second independence referendum in October 2023
Nicola Sturgeon announced today that her government plans to hold another independence referendum on 19 October 2023. Speaking to Holyrood in a televised address, she said that the 2021 Scottish…
Coronavirus Cases Soar in Scotland
This article was originally submitted on the 26th March As Covid restrictions ease across the UK and Europe, hospital cases have continued to hit record highs in Scotland. Last week,…
What do the latest coronavirus restrictions mean for students?
Coronavirus restrictions in Scotland began to ease on 17 January, as large outdoor events were permitted to resume. Mandatory face coverings remain in place on public transport and in public…
Vaccine passports – could they be extended to more venues?
The Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme will be reviewed on the 16 of November as to whether the scheme should be extended to include more venues. The scheme came into effect…
Covid looms over COP26
While at least 25,000 delegates are flying in to attend the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland’s covid cases are a tenth of that number, standing at 2,566 new cases and…
Big Cheese returns
The Edinburgh University Students’ Association has recently revived their popular student club night, Big Cheese. The event, which takes place at the Venue in Potterrow on Saturday nights, had been…
Covid passport plans delayed
The requirement to provide covid vaccine certification to enter nightclubs in Scotland has been delayed and will now come into law on 18 October. The announcement of the delay was…
Scotland introduces LGBTQ+ education
Scotland has become the first country in the world to incorporate LGBTQ+ education into the school curriculum. The campaign to introduce LGBTQ+ education into the Scottish school curriculum was launched…