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Edinburgh University lecturers begin walkout amid dispute over £140m cuts plan

The University and College Union said cutting staff would amount to ‘academic vandalism on an unprecedented scale’.

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025

Fix visa problems to allow Gaza students to study in Scotland, Keir Starmer told

A PALESTINIAN woman who has pleaded with Keir Starmer to help her take up a place at Edinburgh University has been backed by John Swinney.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 17, 2025

The history of racist science in British universities

Letters: Readers respond to the Edinburgh race report series of articles on the university’s reckoning with its historical links to slavery and colonialism

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025

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This is the week Scotland was forced to confront its role in slavery, and say: ‘Yes, that was us’

Guardian revelations about Edinburgh University’s links to both the practice and theory of the evil trade must now provoke a national reckoning on race, says poet and playwright Hannah Lavery

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2025

Many Jewish staff in Scottish universities reject IHRA definition of antisemitism

Letter: Prof Philip Wadler responds to an article about Edinburgh University reviewing its adoption of the IHRA definition

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform

Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2025

Key people in Edinburgh University’s slavery and colonialism inquiry

University could rename buildings, events and prizes linked to historical figures named in its investigation

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

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How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery

Alumni such as Robert Halliday Gunning helped the university raise the equivalent of tens of millions of pounds

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025

Edinburgh University responds as students stage graduation walk out over Israel links

EDINBURGH University has responded after students led a walk out of their own graduation ceremonies in protest at the institution’s links to…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 13, 2025

Scientists create robots from rice paper

Edible material offers new applications for robotics

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2025

New documentary shines light on anti-Scots prejudice at Edinburgh University

A new documentary is shining a light on anti-Scots prejudice at a Scottish university

The National (Scotland) · Jun 25, 2025

The Scottish universities accepting millions from organisations linked to China

Scottish universities have accepted millions of pounds from Chinese organisations with alleged links to the military, human rights abuses and…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2025

Five key points for Scotland from Rachel Reeves’s spending review

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves set out her spending plans for the next three years today – which will have an impact on Scotland

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2025

MSPs challenge university principal on pay and perks amid £140m savings goal

Holyrood Education Committee convener Douglas Ross questioned University of Edinburgh principal Professor Sir Peter Mathieson.

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

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The Independent UK · May 26, 2025

Scientists make robots that can walk straight out of the printers that created them

Researchers said the new devices are a ‘game-changer’

Evening Standard · May 26, 2025

Scientists create soft robots able to walk out of the printers which made them

Researchers said the new devices are a ‘game-changer’.

The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2025

Inside the pioneering palliative care work provided by a Scottish charity in Nepal

IN the sky overhead, a massive Himalayan golden eagle soars effortlessly on the thermal currents ...

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Edinburgh University staff back strike action over £140m cuts and threat to jobs

In a ballot of University and College Union Scotland members at the university, 84% of those who voted backed strike action.

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The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

Duncan Campbell obituary

Guardian crime correspondent admired for his determined and scrupulously fair reporting of wrongdoing, including miscarriages of justice

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

Duncan Campbell, celebrated Guardian crime reporter, dies aged 80

Tributes paid to ‘courageous’ journalist who covered police corruption, Rosemary West trial and Hatton Garden heist

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2025

University denies purchasing iconic building as staff face cuts

A union has called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh University after it published an “incorrect” memo that said the cash-strapped institution…

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

University urged to vow no compulsory job cuts after 350 staff opt to leave

A total of 350 workers at the University of Edinburgh have taken voluntary redundancy, according to the institution’s principal.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025

‘Around 350’ staff at Edinburgh University take voluntary redundancy

The institution is dealing with a £140 million budget deficit.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 24, 2025

Scottish university axes 350 members of staff as further cuts loom

Around 350 staff at the University of Edinburgh have accepted voluntary severance as part of sweeping efforts to reduce costs, but the…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 16, 2025

The legal implications of Supreme Court woman ruling – experts weigh in

The UK’s highest court has unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 “refer to a biological woman and biological…

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