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 film, which many have described as transphobic, was set to be screened on 26 April in the Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre. The university cancelled the […]
The second attempted screening of ‘Adult Human Female’ by Edinburgh Academics for Academic Freedom (EAFAF) was set to take place at 6pm on 26 April, but was cancelled after protesters occupied the Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, barring anyone from entering. EAFAF originally attempted to screen the film in December but cancelled the event as protesters […]
The Student has learned that the University of Edinburgh has banned Robyn Woof, Trans and Non-Binary Liberation Officer at Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) from attending or being within 200 feet of any protest on any subject on the university’s campus. The ban is a precautionary action put in place by the Deputy Secretary and […]
Transphobia has never been so rife, and the blame lies with the media. The way our media treats trans people – in broadsheet, on ‘debate’ shows, on social media – reflects how deeply rooted transphobia is in everything we consume. These attack lines aren’t simply being ‘conjured up’ by the media. They stem from a […]
CW: Transphobia Students and staff at the University of Edinburgh gathered on Wednesday evening to show solidarity with the Trans community in Edinburgh. The event, ‘Trans Solidarity Community Event’, was organised by Edinburgh University Students’ Association in partnership with the University of Edinburgh’s Staff Pride Network, in response to an event held at the same […]
The world’s deepest man-made hole, named the Kola Superdeep Borehole, plummets more than 4,230 feet into the earth, reaching well over an impressive 12 kilometres. Legend has it that if you go right down to the bottom, you will find J.K Rowling still hacking away with a shovel in both hands. There are many ways […]
CW: trans & non-binary discrimination Levi Pay, a member of the Students’ Association Board of Trustees, has resigned from his position, following public pressure after a series of his tweets were circulated. The tweets in reference stated that he would “certainly see trans women as male”, whilst he also said it would be “lying” to […]
The University of Edinburgh’s former Rector, Ann Henderson, has published an article criticising the institution’s handling of repeated ‘unsubstantiated public allegations of transphobia and abuse from a University of Edinburgh student organisation’ that ‘effectively went unchallenged by the University.’ The allegations described by Henderson began in August 2018, after Edinburgh Labour Students issued a public […]