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Pandering to commercialism »

Adelaide Zoo's panda exhibit was opened in late 2009 at a cost of A$8 million

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which owns Edinburgh Zoo, have finalised a deal with the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association to bring two giant pandas - Tian Tian and Yangguang - to the capital. The bears’ arrival will mark the fi...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 | Read more »

First degree burned »

When Lord Browne's report on higher education funding recommended a £6,000 cap on government-subsidised tuition fees, most students – including those writing for The Journal – wrung their hands and lamented the suggestion as being the...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 | Read more »

Student haunts now ghosts »

The sudden bankruptcy of the Edinburgh University Settlement last week is sad news for students on two fronts: first because it means that Edinburgh has lost a valuable community development project; second, the University of Edinburgh-affiliated chari...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 | Read more »

Idealism, not ideology »

This week's student news agenda is once again overwhelmingly dominated by foul omens of impending cuts and increasingly expensive degrees. The Comprehensive Spending Review announced by chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne last week mandates, amo...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 | Read more »

The new accountability »

Given the cultural ubiquity of Facebook and Twitter in the media and in our daily lives, it's easy to forget that there is a darker side to the web. The publication last week by whistleblower site Wikileaks of 400,000 classified documents relating to t...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 | Read more »

The end of the experiment »

Robert Edwards

The Journal congratulates University of Edinburgh graduate Professor Robert Edwards on his winning of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Professor Edwards, who was honoured by the Nobel Foundation for his work in the development of in vitro fertilisatio...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 | Read more »

Waiting for payday »

It's that time of year again. A month after term began at most Scottish universities, and once again thousands of students are still waiting to receive their student loans. Although we report on this year's loans drama in this issue, it is not a new st...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 | Read more »

Financial masochism at the University of Edinburgh »

McEwan (i 33)

It sounds too ridiculous to be true. The revelation that University of Edinburgh administrators are levying fines on teaching staff for leading classes in rooms not properly booked suggests a breakdown in communications between the academic faculty and...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 | Read more »

Murder mystery at Old College »

Old College Excavation Site

It has all the makings of the perfect scandal: sex, jealousy, fire and royalty all culminating in a cold-blooded murder. Walking into the grand forecourt of Old College recently, with the ongoing archaeological dig unearthing gruesome evidence of royal...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 | Read more »

Leaving legacies »

The current general election discussions are abound with promises. Electorates of all elections will be accustomed to the unrestrained policies and pledges made by candidates no matter the setting. It is invitingly easy for a politician to offer the ma...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 | Read more »

General Election: Change for the long-term »

Vote For Students - Wes Streeting

Anybody who follows politics and the electoral fortunes of political parties will be well aware of the limited value of opinion polls. Not only do different polls yield different results, even when published on the same day, but the applicability of ge...

Wed 21 Apr 2010 | Read more »

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Campaigner elected Edinburgh rector in one-horse race

Comment

Whose side are you on: Vatican or Benetton?

Features

Madagascar: How an often-overlooked island nation is slowly getting back on its feet

Sport

Gunners win a stunner