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Non-emergency 101 service reaches milestone callers »

Police 101 - non-emergency police number

Scotland’s non-emergency police contact number has received more than 100,000 calls. The service, which launched on 21 February 2013, allows people living in Scotland to report crimes that are of a non-urgent nature. More than 3,200 people used...

Sun 21 Apr 2013 by Keira Murray | Read more »

Scottish Government rejects plan for contraceptives in schools  »

Contraceptive pills in schools

The Scottish government has rejected suggestions from Scottish Sexual Health Lead Clinicians Group (SSHLCG) to give school nurses a right to offer condoms and morning-after pills to pupils across Scotland. A written submission was presented to the Sco...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Varvara Bashkirova | Read more »

Students to be paid to take cocaine in medical trial »

Cocaine Party

King’s College London (KCL) emailed students last week asking them to take cocaine as part of a research trial. The email sent to both undergraduates and postgraduates stated that the study was looking for healthy male volunteers aged 25 –...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Molly Hunt | Read more »

Current Affairs Podcast: Episode 2 »

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The Journal's second current affairs podcast accompanies Issue 68 of the Edinburgh print edition, bringing you the week's student news, national politics, current affairs and sport. Covered in this episode: Last week's mock referendum held at th...

Wed 27 Feb 2013 by David Selby | Read more »

ECA students win Baftas for short film »

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A pair of students from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) have picked up a British Academy of Film and Television Award (Bafta) for their short 15 minute film, winning in the Best Short Animation category. Will Anderson and Ainslie Henders...

Tue 19 Feb 2013 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

White male working class fall in applications »

David Willetts, the Minister of State for Universities and Science, has called for a change in attitudes when dealing with male, white, working-class university applicants. Willetts argues that these applicants should be categorised in a similar way to...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

EUSA to campaign for resignation of University Chancellor »

HRH The Princess Royal

Last night, Edinburgh University’s Student Association (EUSA) voted to actively pursue the removal of Princess Anne as chancellor in a controversial vote in favour of a 'policy against privilege'. EUSA will now demand reforms to the way Universi...

Thu 17 Jan 2013 by Rachel Barr | Read more »

Student survey reveals drug use on campus less prevalent than students believe »

Drug and pharmaceutical usage on decline

The drugs culture at universities is largely a myth, a recent study has revealed. Studentbeans.com has produced a survey into the prevalence of drugs on university campuses, finding that drug taking among students is much less common than many perceiv...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Janina Engler | Read more »

University staff deal with above-average stress levels »

A crucial report has been released that shows that universities throughout the UK suffer from a considerably higher level of stress than the rest of the British working population. The University and College Union (UCU) conducted the survey which was ...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Emma Logan | Read more »

Unemployment figures sparks concern about college funding »

Unemployment figures released on Thursday 18 October showed that one in five Scottish youths are out of work, leading to renewed concerns about cuts to Scotland’s colleges. Audit Scotland, an independent public auditing body, expressed concern a...

Wed 24 Oct 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Hibs star injured in 'unprovoked' attack »

Police are appealing for witnesses to the late-night attack, which will see Hibs’ midfielder Gary Deegan out for several weeks following surgery for a broken jaw. The Irishman was punched in the face in the early hours of Sunday 7 October outsid...

Mon 15 Oct 2012 by Frank Clarke | Read more »

Council working to fight bin backlogs »

Edinburgh City Council has admitted “teething problems” remain with the city’s new bin collection regime that was implemented over a month ago. The new bin collection service came into effect on 10 September in the capital, which see...

Mon 15 Oct 2012 by Chloe Duane | Read more »

Democracy 2015 campaign launched »

Andreas Whittam Smith, a founder of The Independent, has launched Democracy 2015; a campaign which hopes to revolutionise British politics in time for the next general election. Democracy 2015 puts an emphasis on Britain’s strong democratic trad...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Molly Hunt | Read more »

Britons killed in Nepal crash »

The Ama Dablam mountains of Nepal

On 28 September seven Britons perished in a plane crash in Nepal shortly after take-off from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International airport. Their aircraft caught fire before crashing into a nearby football pitch. Darren Kelly, 45, who lived in the Isle ...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Jonathan Langley | Read more »

Galloway to sue 'defamatory' NUS »

George Galloway

Respect MP George Galloway is preparing to take legal action against the National Union of Students, following the passage of a motion branding him a “rape denier” and adding him to the union’s ‘no platform’ list. The N...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Callum Leslie, George Melhuish | Read more »

No questions asked as Cardiff Uni hands £170k to fraudsters »

Cardiff University

An official in Cardiff University's finance department has unwittingly paid £170,000 to fraudsters. The problem began when a letter received from a supplier on headed paper appeared to be from a legitimate external supplier requesting a change o...

Wed 10 Oct 2012 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Glasgow MSP appointed to cabinet »

Young men all over the world dream that one day they will get an opportunity to lead their country in their chosen profession, or at least be a part of it. Whatever their age, politicians are no different in their dream of reaching the top, despite th...

Wed 12 Sep 2012 by Aimee Beveridge | Read more »

Glasgow Caledonian University in bid to broadcast Glasgow's first TV station »

STV and Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have submitted an official bid to Ofcom for a TV licence to produce a new local Freeview channel, GTV. If the application is given the go ahead, the two organisations will to work together to broadcast news,...

Tue 11 Sep 2012 by Aimee Beveridge | Read more »

NUS announce date for national demo in London »

Liam Burns

The National Union of Students (NUS) has urged its members to take to the streets of London on November 21 in the first national demonstration for two years. NUS president Liam Burns called for students to rally against government cuts, rising tuition...

Thu 28 Jun 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Exclusive: CitySA president resigns, citing health reasons »

Emma Iwanow at the NUS Scotland Awards

The leader of City of Glasgow College Students' Association (CitySA) today resigned on health grounds amid ongoing difficulties at the college. CitySA president Emma Iwanow had been expected to secure a second term in last month's student elections, b...

Mon 25 Jun 2012 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

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