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21/07/2026

Coming to the Fringe this year and don’t know what to watch? Here are The Student’s top picks:

• Alone
• Glenn Moore: Work in Progress
• Nüshu: Written for her, on her, by her
• Shamilton! The Improvised Hip-Hop Musical
• David Alnwick: The Haunted Magician .alnwick

13/06/2026

STAFF, SCISSORS, MONEY, MAFFIESON: The ECA's Alternative Degree Show Protests University of Edinburgh Budget Cuts 🖼️🪧💰

On the opening day of the Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) Degree Show, four students in balaclavas gathered for the opening performance of the event. The quartet — named Staff, Scissors, Money and ‘Meter Maffieson’ (closely resembling the Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Peter Mathieson) — engaged in a dramatic theatrical duel, accompanied by violin.

In typical ECA style, the performance was not a simple exercise of absurdism, but rather a protest, venting the frustration of many art students towards the University Management who, in the words of one final student, felt that they “had sacrificed their education at the altar of profit.”

Concerns within ECA have led to outpourings of student solidarity with staff members. At the start of May, the Instagram account was created to push the University to “agree a policy with unions which avoids forced redundancies”; “focus on saving money from non-staff related costs”; and “re-invest in the quality of teaching at ECA.”

🖋️ Written by Ross Doran
📸 Photography by Ed Puddington
🔗 Read the rest of this article on thestudentnews co.uk!

22/04/2026

BREAKING: UCUE ANNOUNCES MARKING BOYCOTT

The University and College Union’s Edinburgh branch (UCUE) has announced a marking boycott. The industrial action will begin on 1 May, meaning that participating staff will not mark assessments and exams from this point onwards.

An email from the University on Wednesday 22 April told students: “The ongoing industrial action is a challenging and disruptive time for many of you, particularly for those who are preparing for exams and submitting coursework and other assignments.” Students have been advised to “work on the basis that your studies will continue as normal,” and told “it is critical that you continue to submit any assessments as planned, adhere to all course deadlines, and attend and complete exams as planned.”

A similar marking boycott in 2023 saw students graduating with unclassified degrees, a fact which one fourth-year student said was “extremely worrying.” Nonetheless, the student went on to tell The Student that they “completely support” staff taking industrial action, as “the University’s budget cutting measures do seem extreme.”

Principal and Vice Chancellor Peter Mathieson said the University is “profoundly disappointed, disheartened and frustrated,” with the UCUE. He said the UCUE’s move was “completely unjustifiable and will add unnecessary strain on our students during an already challenging and important time.”

🖋️ Written by Amelie Jeeves
📰 Read the full article at thestudentnews.co.uk

16/04/2026

MEDIA BALL RECAP 🌟🪩♥️

Thank you for coming to our casino-themed Media Ball, in collaboration with , , , and !

We hope you had as amazing a night as we did – see you soon at our future events in the next academic year 💃

🔗 All photos will be available at the link in our bio!
📸 Photography by Mark Chan and Becca Renouf-Laverack

15/04/2026

THE STUDENT MERCH DROP 💥
Check out new designs featuring Paddy the Panda!

✍️ Designed by Lucy Wellington ()
🔗 Shop the link in our bio!

14/04/2026

IN CONVERSATION WITH BOOK LOVERS BOOKSHOP

Tucked into a quiet corner of the Meadows lies something not-so-quiet: Book Lovers Bookshop, the United Kingdom’s first brick-and-mortar romance-only bookshop. Step inside, and the stillness of its surroundings dissolves into something far more vibrant—a space that hums with colour and an unapologetic celebration of a genre that has long existed on the margins.

Book Lovers emerges as a direct response to that dynamic. It is not simply a bookshop, but a reclamation of space—a place where readers can walk in and ask, without hesitation or embarrassment, for the “poly-monster romance” they saw on BookTok, or strike up conversations about enemies-to-lovers arcs, dark romance, or the ever-present figure of the “shadow daddy.” In doing so, the shop challenges the idea of romance as a fleeting trend.

Opening a genre-specific bookshop in Edinburgh—a city already dense with literary history—might seem, at first glance, like a risk. Yet it is precisely this context that has allowed Book Lovers to flourish. As a UNESCO City of Literature, Edinburgh sustains a culture that values bookselling not only as commerce but as craft. Within that supportive ecosystem, Book Lovers does not seek to assimilate but to complement. It fills a gap, not just locally but nationally, while remaining distinctly itself.

📰 Read more at thestudentnews.co.uk
🖋️ Written by Angelina Castrucci

09/04/2026

GRADUATING CLASS '26 🎓📰

As the end of the academic year approaches, some of The Student's committee, editors and writers are moving onto a new chapter! We wish them all the best in their future endeavours 🌟

01/04/2026

BREAKING: UCU EDINBURGH RALLY TAKES PLACE IN BRISTO SQUARE

The University and College Union’s Edinburgh branch
(UCUE) held a rally in Bristo Square on Wednesday 1
April at 12pm, in a week of industrial action against staff cuts. Striking staff at the University of Edinburgh were joined by members of Heriot-Watt UCU, with speeches made by representatives of both branches, as well as several Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs).

🖋️ Written by Martha Fiddick
🔗 Read more at thestudentnews.co.uk!

30/03/2026

Join Florencia and Iga at the Glasgow Film Festival!

🖋️ Written by Florencia Díaz Oneto and Iga Suszyńska

🔗 Read more at thestudentnews.co.uk!

27/03/2026

BREAKING NEWS: EUJPS Occupy Appleton Tower

On the morning of 27th March, Edinburgh University Justice for Palestine Society (EUJPS) announced that they have occupied Appleton Tower.

Pro-Palestine protests have been ongoing on campus due to the university's lack of acceptance of EUJPS' demands including divestment from companies complicit in the ongoing genocide, scholarships for Gazan students, and protection of the right to protest on campus.

Read more on The Student newspaper's website!

🖋️ Written by Lilybet Perry
📸 Photography by Cordelia Murray-Brown for The Student
🔗 Read the full article at thestudentnews.co.uk

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