Friday 10 February 2012
Log in
The Journal on Facebook RSS Feed

Adam Ramsay

20 articles, sorted by name / date

'Easy, tiger': Lib Dem candidate in sexism row at EUSA hustings »

Ms Boyack and Mr Cole-Hamilton at the hustings

Students expecting a dramatic showdown at the Edinburgh University Students' Association-hosted hustings for the key battleground constituency of Edinburgh Central bore witness to a strange spectacle last week, after a lacklustre performance from all f...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Live blog: Edinburgh Central hustings »

Ms Boyack and Mr Cole-Hamilton at the hustings

[<a href="http://storify.com/edjournal/live-blog-edinburgh-central-hustings" mce_href="http://storify.com/edjournal/live-blog-edinburgh-central-hustings" target="blank">View the story "Live blog: Edinburgh Central hustings" on Storify]</...

Tue 26 Apr 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

University of Edinburgh delegates get standing ovation at Copenhagen »

Delegates from the University of Edinburgh have received warm praise from world leaders and negotiators following a presentation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. Students and graduates from the university&rsqu...

Wed 20 Jan 2010 by Neil Bennet | Read more »

Government puts brakes on deflation loan windfall »

British students could be in line for a student loan repayment from the government as the UK is hit by deflation for the first time since the 1960s. Interest on student loans is calculated using the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation, with t...

Tue 28 Apr 2009 by Paris Gourtsoyannis | Read more »

Part-time jobs shortage forces students to seek limited hardship funds »

Career protests

Despite working "increasingly hard" to find vacancies, the careers service at the University of Edinburgh has reported a 20 per cent drop in the number of jobs being advertised. The news comes as figures released to The Journal from Edinburgh Universi...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Megan Taylor, Lizzy Matthews | Read more »

Politics head threatens legal action against EUSA president »

The head of the University of Edinburgh’s politics and international relations department has threatened legal action against the president of the Edinburgh University Students’ Association over comments made about a letter sent out over assessments an...

Wed 25 Mar 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

EUSA president talks about his time in Palestine »

Adam Ramsay

We had a slightly bizarre week. Whether it was the people we met or the buildings being architectually similar to Edinburgh, everything seemed strangely familiar. When we decided to take a week's holiday to visit our twin student council in the West B...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Adam Ramsay | Read more »

EUSA sabbatical officers visit Palestine »

Palestine

Inkeeping with a trend amongst past sabbatical officers to visit the Middle East, current EUSA student president, Adam Ramsey, recently returned from a five day trip to Palestine alongside VPAA, Guy Bromley and VPSA, Naomi Hunter. The trip, aimed at r...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Laura McCaffrey | Read more »

Edinburgh's student presidents reflect on their year's work »

As the initial excitment slowly fades away for the five newly-elected student presidents across Edinburgh, it is time for them to face up to the daunting job ahead of them. And where better to start than looking back on their predecessors trials and tr...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Ramsay campaigns for clearer Honours pass mark »

Adam Ramsay

The Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) is to launch a campaign calling for clearer information on pass marks required for entry into the honours portions of degrees. Details specifying the required pass marks are currently documented in...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

Students threatened by bailiffs over council tax exemption »

The City of Edinburgh Council is under increasing pressure from student leaders and local politicians to revamp its council tax collection system after an investigation by The Journal revealed widespread incompetence in the council's exemption process....

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Rooting through Ramsay's box »

The 'veg-box' contents laid bare.

In the current economic climate the cost of a cabbage matters. Now the age-old student predicament of balancing low-cost living with green ethics has been compounded by the eagerly-awaited 'veg box' scheme, which helped put Adam Ramsay at the top of Un...

Sun 26 Oct 2008 by Henry McTavish, Magnus Huntly-Grant | Read more »

Match European investment in universities, SRC demands »

Following a meeting of the Edinburgh University Students’ Representative Council (SRC) a Scotland-wide campaign has begun to bring funding for higher education in line with other European countries.The decision was made by the SRC to campaign for...

Mon 13 Oct 2008 by Magnus Huntly-Grant | Read more »

The Year Ahead: Adam Ramsay »

Adam Ramsay

I was elected saying that I would cut the cost of student life.Over the year, I will work with my fellow sabbaticals, Naomi Hunter (Vice President Societies and Activities), George Thomas (Vice President Services), and Guy Bromley (Vice President Acade...

Wed 17 Sep 2008 | Read more »

Ramsay emerges from controversy as new student president »

Adam Ramsay was finally declared the winner of the Edinburgh University Students’ Association’s presidential elections last week, almost two months after the elections were held. Mr Ramsay secured a sizable victories over his rivals, win...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

Ramsay wins appeal against disqualification »

Adam Ramsay has won his appeal against disqualification in the 2008 Edinburgh University Students' Association elections and is expected to be unveiled as the next president within the next couple of weeks.The elections appeal committee, which consiste...

Sat 29 Mar 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

Ramsay's behaviour is hardly appealing »

Tim Goodwin

There is a possibility that by the time you’ve read this Edinburgh University will have a new student president. There is a possibility that the whole saga involving disqualified presidential candidate Adam Ramsay will have sorted itself out. ...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 | Read more »

Ramsay faces disqualification as EUSA is thrown into turmoil »

The presidential race at the University of Edinburgh was thrown into complete disarray last week as the leading candidate was disqualified and the announcement of the election result postponed, pending an appeal. Adam Ramsay, the front-runner and fa...

Sun 16 Mar 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

Ramsay picking up support but campaign is flying under the radar »

Last year's presidential runner-up, Adam Ramsay has picked up a wide range of support from society presidents of many political hues but is in danger of falling behind in the race after failing to organise a high-profile launch event during the first w...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 by Ben Judge | Read more »

EUSA Elections: The Rumour Mill Begins... »

Tim Goodwin at the EUSA GM

The silly-season is well and truly in swing, with as many as eighteen names being bandied around the Edinburgh University campus as potential sabbatical material. The Presidential race is left wide open, with a classic stand off of Tory v Labour as ...

Fri 15 Feb 2008 | Read more »

News

Photos: Fire at Strathclyde

News

Censure motion fails in Israel row endgame at EUSA

Features

A case of Life and Limb

Sport

Worcester all bluster as Edinburgh breeze to victory

Arts and Entertainment

2012: Your literary briefing