Students stage sit-in to protest library hours

SOME students might do whatever they can to stay out of the library.

But Edinburgh University students were set to do quite the opposite last night – by staging an all-night sit-in in the library.

Organised by Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA), they were campaigning for the library to open for 24 hours a day to bring it in line with other top institutions across the country.

EUSA believes longer opening hours are required to meet the flexible working patterns of a large and diverse student body.

Evan Beswick, EUSA vice- president for academic affairs, said: "Edinburgh students are fed up with a university that's way behind the Russell Group in terms of access to facilities."

"This is ridiculous for the 20th top university in the world, not to mention one of the wealthiest in the UK.

The so-called "work-in" was set to take place in the university's George Square library from midnight last night until this morning.