Jeremy Hunt has released a new budget with a focus on getting the ‘economically inactive’ back to work to help the country’s economy. One of the outcomes of his budget that has made headlines is the scrapping of the £1m cap for tax-free pension savings. Labour’s shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves criticised the budget, saying it […]
The typical hustle and bustle of the university was replaced by a strange stillness today. Some students can still be seen making their way across campus, but George Square appears more desolate than normal. Although this might sound unusual midway through the semester – a time when students are rushing from one lecture to another […]
Only when we are introduced to queerness structurally, though educational institutions, will we be able to transform our learning experience and move beyond understanding queerness as an aesthetic.
Attempting to Maintain a Social Life Without Social Media at The University of Edinburgh This is the story of a girl who found out that her situationship had a new girlfriend through Instagram after he ghosted her (again) and promptly deactivated her account in a futile effort to feel some sort of agency by choosing […]
Edinburgh University’s counselling services offer short-term counselling and other therapies, ranging from four to six sessions per self-referral. The Student spoke to Edinburgh University students who have used the counselling service, about their experience of the short-term help they received, and whether they believe the University should be offering more. Rose*, a fourth-year student, told […]
Is there an Edinburgh University student who was not force-fed, during their school years, the ‘tragic hero’ of Macbeth, the ‘daddy issues’ of Hamlet or the ‘star-crossed lovers’ of Romeo and Juliet? How useful is this predictable curriculum, and is it still relevant in twenty-first-century education and theatre? Shakespeare wrote at least 38 plays, and […]
Jacinda Ardern’s resignation gives us much to reflect on – take note, politicians. Initially, on learning of Jacinda Ardern’s decision to resign as Prime Minister of New Zealand as a result of burnout, I felt a sense of deep regret that we were to lose such a competent and progressive leader from the world stage, […]
I’m sure by now you are all familiar with the term ‘frostbitten todger’, due to the inescapable literary work of our very own Duke of Sussex. Harry has been perpetually slammed by the media and various A-listers for the detailed personal information within his autobiography ‘Spare’. Many have described Harry’s stories as an act of […]