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Former EUSA VP: I was sidelined by staff »

Philippa Faulkner, pictured with her successor Max Crema

Updated (21:00, Monday 4 March 2013): This article has been updated to include a new response from Andrew Burnie.  Former Edinburgh University Students' Association vice-president Philippa Faulkner has today spoken out about the troubled union's ...

Mon 04 Mar 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

University trade unions back Crema and McAsh  »

Max Crema, EUSA vice-president

The University of Edinburgh's Joint Union Liaison Committee (JULC) has forayed into a political debate at Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) by urging students to oppose no-confidence motions faced by EUSA president James McAsh and vice-...

Sat 02 Mar 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

McAsh may also face no-confidence vote »

James McAsh, EUSA president

Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) president James McAsh could face a motion of no confidence next week in the latest twist to the backlash against the union's elected officers. An amendment to the censure motion facing McAsh at an emer...

Fri 01 Mar 2013 by Callum Leslie & Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

Edinburgh College students hospitalised after 'allergic reaction' outbreak »

Telford College, now the Granton campus of the new Edinburgh College

Students and staff at Edinburgh College have been rushed to hospital after eating tuna fish sandwiches at the Granton campus this lunchtime. An Edinburgh College student told The Journal that students began to feel ill after eating the sandwiches arou...

Thu 28 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn & Greg Bianchi | 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 »

Reid Kerr lecturers to strike over pay dispute »

Lecturers from Reid Kerr joined in a march against cuts to the college sector

Students at a Paisley college face disruption to classes next week as lecturers will walk out in dispute over pay conditions. Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) lecturers at Reid Kerr College will strike on Wednesday 27 February after union repre...

Fri 22 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh to end in-course fee rises for international students »

Students campaigning in Bristo Square last year

On Tuesday 19 February, the University of Edinburgh announced fixed international students' fees, to be implemented from the year 2014/2015. Changes will apply to all full-time undergraduate students as well as students on postgraduate programmes last...

Fri 22 Feb 2013 by Varvara Bashkirova | Read more »

Glasgow Uni students vote 'no' to Scottish independence »

Glasgow Uni students and visitors flocked to hear the result of the ballot

University of Glasgow students have voted overwhelmingly in favour of Scotland staying in the UK in a mock independence referendum. The university's 23,000 students were balloted using the same question that will be used in next year's national refere...

Fri 22 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Glasgow Uni indyref organisers praise 'positive impact' »

Ballot box

Organisers of today's campus-wide independence referendum at the University of Glasgow have praised the impact of their 'national conversation'. Glasgow University Dialectic Society are very positive about the impact the independence referendum is hav...

Thu 21 Feb 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

ECA students scoop Scottish TV award »

ECA students won Royal Television Society awards in two categories

Two films made by ECA students have won awards at the Royal Television Society (RTS) Scotland Student Awards.  The RTS Scotland Student Awards ceremony, an annual event for student filmmakers in Scotland, was held on 29 January and saw ECA studen...

Wed 20 Feb 2013 by Molly Hunt | Read more »

Heriot-Watt elections underway »

Edinburgh student election season has well and truly begun, with Heriot-Watt University Students' Association (HWUSA) the first to elect their new officers. Students will contest sabbatical elections for president, vice-president and president of the ...

Wed 20 Feb 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

Glasgow Uni hosts mock independence referendum »

A mock independence referendum process has begun in Glasgow in a bid to understand students' views on Scottish independence. As University of Glasgow students prepare to go the polls tomorrow, the opinion on campus is mixed. Many outside of the campu...

Wed 20 Feb 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

EUSA hits back in censorship furore »

Max Crema, vice president of services at EUSA

Officials at Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) have this week spoken out over their handling of recent legal action against The Student newspaper, following widespread press and public criticism of their decision to seek a Court o...

Wed 20 Feb 2013 by Callum Leslie | 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 »

Student sells face advertising to pay off debt »

Jay Jones aims to make £5,050 from advertising painted on his face

A first-year physics student at the University of Edinburgh has decided on an intriguing way of making money by accepting payments to advertise on his face. Utilising his position of being situated in a living environment among 2,000 other students, J...

Tue 19 Feb 2013 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

SNP: no nuclear weapons in independent Scotland »

HMS Vanguard, based at Faslane naval base, which Dr Philipps O'Brien says should close

The foreign policy choices for an independent Scotland were argued at length last Wednesday by key political speakers in Glasgow’s Queen Margaret Union (QMU). The debate was held as part of a series of talks on Scottish independence ahead of a st...

Tue 19 Feb 2013 by Rebecca Day | Read more »

Glasgow University embarks upon developments at Western Infirmary hospital site »

Glasgow University are beginning plans to reconstruct the Western Infirmary hospital site as part of a huge renovation project to extend the campus. The site was recently bought by the university and talks are now taking place to decide what to do with...

Tue 19 Feb 2013 by Rebecca Day | Read more »

NUS criticises Labour over fees comments »

Labour deputy leader Anas Sarwar said "the SNP focus relentlessly on free tuition fees while ignoring the needs of pupils from the most deprived areas"

NUS Scotland president Robin Parker has criticised a speech by the deputy leader of the Scottish Labour Party Anas Sarwar, in which the Labour MP seemed to suggest that the Scottish Government was wrong to focus on free tuition fees over success rates ...

Tue 19 Feb 2013 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

EUSA referendum results marred by poor turnout »

James McAsh, president of Edinburgh University Students' Association

The latest referenda held by the Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) saw 10 out of the 17 questions fail to meet quoracy — the number of votes a poll needs for the result to be binding on the union. All questions need to receive 1,...

Mon 18 Feb 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

Council proposes fines for overloaded bins »

Edinburgh council will refuse to collect 'excess waste' from rubbish bins

Edinburgh Council has announced its new ‘side waste’ policy which, as of this month, will refuse to pick up excess rubbish from the city’s bins. The initiative put into motion by Councillor Lesley Hinds — the city’s ...

Mon 18 Feb 2013 by Rachel Barr | Read more »

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