Edinburgh University

Edinburgh father Sam McCahon says he struggled to find somewhere to live because so many properties are now holiday lets.

Calls to overhaul the council tax system to free up more housing

Edinburgh University students (left to right) Grace Payne-Kumar, Elsa Pearl and Lula Ashdown

'Demoralised' Edinburgh University students see no future in education

Food bank use is on the increase as low-income famiies struggle to cope with the cost of living crisis

Inflation is more than just a monetary phenomenon

The film, Adult Human Female, was due to be shown at Edinburgh University’s Gordon Aikman lecture theatre on Wednesday evening but protesters blocked the entrance hours before the screening time

Cancel Culture: Victim status for bigots or a growing threat to free speech?

The strike means lecturers will mark work but will not enter it into recording systems, as they are no longer carrying out duties beyond their contract. Picture: Jane Barlow

Students fear degrees being 'devalued' by lecturers' strike

File photo dated 13/5/19 of the University of Edinburgh sign. The principal of Edinburgh University Professor Sir Peter Mathieson has said charging Scots graduates for their university education should be given "calm consideration". Mr Mathieson said such a move - which would end the policy of free university tuition - is a matter for politicians and is "beyond my control". Issue date: Monday March 27, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SCOTLAND University. Photo credit should read: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

It has been a busy period for bosses at Edinburgh University

Edinburgh University, Old College building

Yousaf rejects suggestion of scrapping free university tuition for some Scots

Graduates from Edinburgh University celebrate after a graduation ceremony at the McEwan Hall in the centre of Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Academics accuse Edinburgh University of 'cavalier disregard' for students

Graduates from Edinburgh University celebrate after a graduation ceremony at the McEwan Hall in the centre of Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Student and staff concerns as Edinburgh Uni online systems 'vanish'

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Edinburgh University, Old College building, Quad

University principal suggests protesters could face disciplinary action

Edinburgh University principal Peter Mathieson expressed his 'profound disappointment' that the screening of Adult Human Female had been cancelled for a second time (Picture: PA)

Susan Dalgety: Will Edinburgh University stand up for women’s right to be heard?

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Students, student, Edinburgh University, George Square and Bristo Square

What is the Adult Human Female row about?

Dr Gary Clapton, reader in social work and programme director for BSc (Hons) in social work, Edinburgh University.

Adoption tracing services are patchy at best, but we can help - Gary Clapton

Much of Scotland's land is suited to raising sheep (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Bid to ban meat from student union is self-righteous and misguided

Mark Galeotti, writer and analyst on Russian security affairs, looked at the issue of ‘What does defeat in Ukraine tell us about Putin's Russia?’ at the annual Erickson lecture at the University of Edinburgh.

Ukraine’s secret weapon against invasion is Vladimir Putin, expert claims

Prof Ronald E Asher was known for his astonishing range of expertise

Scotsman Obituaries: Ronald E Asher, respected Edinburgh University linguist

Vaping may be less harmful than smoking tobacco, but it can still cause serious health problems (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Vaping can lead to cardiovascular disease and damage the adolescent brain

The Royal Mile thronged with visitors watching street theatre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Picture: David Monteith-Hodge

Intrigue and change are in the air over future shape of Edinburgh’s festivals

A nurse preparing to give a patient a vaccine Picture: PA

Scottish researchers dispel Covid-19 vaccine miscarriage claims

Many of those who did not get into Edinburgh University to study law or eight other courses will have come from the ‘ordinary, hard-working families’ which politicians often talk about (Picture: Jane Barlow)

Quotas for students from deprived backgrounds are reasonable but not at 100%

University of Stirling manager Chris Geddes is preparing to lead his team to Tannadice in the Scottish Cup fourth round. Pic: Michael Gillen

The team with 1000 friends but no fans facing Dundee United in the Scottish Cup

Skara Brae village on Orkney is one of the key Neolithic sites in North West Europe with a study finding that violence and warfare was rife during the period. PIC: World Heritage Encyclopedia.

Skeleton study finds violence and warfare 'widespread' during Neolithic period

Giving under-18s the vote makes them more likely to keep voting in elections, a study has shown.

Giving the vote to under-18s boosts voter participation, study shows

Raptors such as the golden eagle are thriving on grouse moors, says Ross Ewing of Scottish Land & Estates

Readers' Letters: Moorland management brings many benefits

The University of Edinburgh is at the centre of the row over places for Scottish students

Readers' Letters: It's time to review the funding of university places

A cap on Scottish students is 'reducing opportunity', an education expert has said.

Cap on Scottish students resulting in a 'reduction of opportunity'

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon arrives ahead of First Minster's Questions (FMQ's) in the main chamber of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

Nicola Sturgeon: 'Good news' that more deprived students are going to university

Data showed no applicants from non-widening access backgrounds were accepted to nine courses.

Analysis: University access - great achievement, or breach of natural fairness?

Ellie Stott, in white, has been in good for for Watsonians. Picture: David P McCarthy

Hockey coach who has Watsonians on top indoors and out

Only pupils who fell into 'widening access' categories were accepted into Edinburgh University on several courses, it can be revealed.

Students from less deprived background have 'door closed' to university

Edinburgh University received 555 applications from prospective law students not deemed to be from deprived backgrounds. None were successful (Picture: Ian Georgeson)

Edinburgh University must undo this shocking act of injustice – Scotsman comment

Was Nicola Sturgeon unaware of a widely publicised demonstration taking place perhaps a mile from Bute House? asks reader (Picture: Jane Barlow/pool/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Hard to believe Sturgeon didn’t know of film stooshie

Edinburgh University needs to consider its position on free speech and the transgender debate carefully (Picture: Rhoda Morrison)

University has a historic choice to make about trans debate and free speech

Frank Whaling believed different faith communities should sit down together

Scotsman Obituaries: Frank Whaling, founder of Edinburgh Interfaith Association

Edinburgh author Alexander McCall Smith has been honoured with a lifetime achiement award for his contribution to Scottish literature. Picture: Kirsty Anderson

Edinburgh author Alexander McCall Smith gets lifetime achievement award

Dinosaurs will also make an appearance!

Dinosaurs thriving before the asteroid strike, new research reveals

Firefighters tackle the blaze in Edinburgh's Cowgate Pic: Tony Marsh

Remembering the devastating Cowgate blaze 20 years on

David Reith overcame an early bout of TB to live a full and happy life

Scotsman Obituaries: David Reith, NHS administrator with a taste for adventure

The Teviot Row House venue

Protest against Edinburgh University students' union screening World Cup matches

Music from a 400-year-old manuscript will be performed in a series of shows at St Cecilia's Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland’s oldest purpose-built concert venue, after the volume was secured for the nation.

Music from 400-year-old volume set to be played at nation’s oldest concert hall

Monkeypox fatalities have been lower than feared

Glasgow University team to lead £2 million monkeypox research project

Russian MP Vyacheslav Nikonov, left, is an ally of Russian president Vladimir Putin, right. Getty Images

Putin ally stripped of Edinburgh University degree

Bruce Keith

Scotland’s mileposts have a fascinating tale to tell - Bruce Keith

Jim Graham was respected by colleagues across the criminal justice system

Scotsman Obituaries: Jim Graham, procurator fiscal dedicated to social justice

Professor Devi Sridhar

Devi Sridhar: Online threats should be met with harsher penalties

Edinburgh International Festival director Fergus Linehan is overseeing his final event. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Outgoing festival director calls for long-term funding pledge to secure future

Mia is being comforted by her friend's wolf-dog

Miraculous: Edinburgh University student survives bison bull attack

George Sutherland with his wife Lys Hansen (Picture: Andrew Ogilvy Photography)

Scotsman Obituaries: George Sutherland, Scottish teacher and educationist

Shalla Gray's stunningly illustrated front cover of new children's book, Dugie the Dinosaur

Edinburgh's Jurassic World Dominion film expert writes new children’s dino book

Iain Stirling, who narrates the UK version of Love Island, will now also voice the US version as well.

Edinburgh comic Iain Stirling to voice US Love Island

Coronavirus infections are on the rise once again in Scotland - but there is no evidence to suggest vaccines have stopped working, according to a leading public health expert. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Covid infections rise in Scotland but 'no panic and no restrictions' required

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Linda Bauld: Monkeypox shows attitudes to outbreaks have changed after Covid

In this Centers for Disease Control and Prevention handout graphic, from 2003, symptoms of one of the first known cases of the monkeypox virus are shown on a patient?s hand May 27, 2003. Photo Courtesy of CDC/Getty Images

How worried should we be about monkeypox in Scotland?

Professor Manu Shankar-Hari is leading the research into critical care.

£7 million funding for cutting-edge 'precision medicine' research projects

The Centre Cumbernauld, first built in the 1960s, could be demolished under proposals to redevelop the town although a move has now been made to list the building, which could thwart the local authority's ambitions for the site. PIC: www.geograph.org.

Heritage chiefs consider protecting Cumbernauld town centre as demolition looms

Nick Barley, director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, at the Central Hall, in Tollcross, which will host its biggest events this year. Picture: Greg Macvean

Edinburgh book festival chief urges city to reclaim global culture crown

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First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf tries his hand at hedge trimming during campaigning in Pollok (Pic: Robert Perry/PA Wire)

Deposit return scheme on the brink as Alister Jack rejects call for concessions

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a 'Making Britain Work For Scotland' rally

Gordon Brown’s latest ‘save the Union’ plan faces reality check

Has the UK Government turned into a 'Just Say No' machine?