Free STI testing on campus
On Wednesday 13th October, the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s Liberation Campaigns were offering free STI tests on campus, delivered by SX and Waverley Care. The tests were free and open…
The pill: past and present
2021 marks 60 years since the pill was first made available to women in the UK. It is fair to say that the pill has changed our society and women’s…
The Noisy Movement: in conversation with Lifestyle
As part of The Student’s focus on International Women’s Day 2021, I caught up with Faye Armitage, Campaign Team Leader for The Noisy Movement, to find out all about the…
Campaign for abortion clinic buffer zones goes nationwide
Back Off Scotland, a campaign started to implement a 150-meter buffer-zone around clinics providing abortion services, has this week launched their first nation-wide petition. The petition has now gained over…
“Back off Chalmers” campaign in Edinburgh gains momentum
A group of University of Edinburgh students have started a campaign to establish 100 metre buffer zones around sexual health clinics that offer abortion services in Edinburgh, in a bid…
The contraception shortage endemic isn’t being taken seriously
As if accessing contraception could be any more of a drag, on the 6th of February, there was a declared shortage regarding a number of pills and injectable contraceptives. With…
Let’s talk about sex, baby
Even though nobody is quite sure why, sex is still what we all associate with a “taboo” subject. Sure, there are some who are loud and proud about their sexual…
Female Genital Mutilation: a crime of miseducation
Content Warning: Details of FGM, sexual assault At first mention of circumcision, male circumcision immediately comes to mind. Jokes about foreskin, turtlenecks and such pop into your head. My 8th-grade…