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MPs pass same-sex marriage bill »

Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales

MPs have voted in favour of passing the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill in its third reading. The coalition government, with help from the Labour Party, saw off a series of proposed amendments from backbench Conservatives before the bill succeeded by...

Tue 21 May 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

UKIP disruption in Edinburgh city centre »

UKIP leader Nigel Farage escorted from pub in police van

UKIP leader Nigel Farage was forced to abandon a press conference this afternoon at a pub on Edinburgh's High Street. The event which took place at 16:45 in the Canon's Gait was attended by around 50 vocal protesters with a number of st...

Thu 16 May 2013 by John Hewitt Jones & Jon Vrushi | Read more »

Royal Mile closed by police »

Police Scotland closed Royal Mile to resolve pharmacy incident

An armed man took hostage six staff and customers at a pharmacy on the Royal Mile this evening. The incident, which began at around 6pm at the Royal Mile Pharmacy, escalated following attempts by the police to negotiate with the aggressor, believed to...

Wed 15 May 2013 by John Hewitt Jones, Jon Vrushi & Oliver Giles | Read more »

Students urged to claim summer TV licence refund »

Money, money, money

Students across the country are being urged to claim a refund on their annual TV licence. Those moving home in the summer can secure a £36.37 rebate if they are leaving halls or rented accommodation and returning to an already licensed address.&...

Tue 14 May 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Students plan to fight 'illegitimate' closure of University of London Union »

University of London wants to keep union building as a student services centre

University of London Union (ULU) is set to fight the decision by management to close it in summer 2014. The London-wide union received a boost on Thursday when the National Union of Students voted to support ULU’s campaign. The decision by the ...

Sat 11 May 2013 by John Hewitt Jones and Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Strathclyde appoints Lord Smith as new chancellor »

University of Strathclyde

The Universty of Strathclyde has appointed one of Scotland's leading business figures, Lord Smith of Kelvin, as its new chancellor. The 68-year-old former governor of the BBC will succeed Lord Hope of Craighead who is stepping down. Speaking after hi...

Fri 03 May 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Motion to increase number of EUSA sabbs passes »

From left: James McAsh, Max Crema, Hazel Marzetti and Andrew Burnie

Edinburgh University Students' Association (EUSA) has voted through a motion to support a set of proposals that would see the number of its sabbatical officer positions significantly expanded. The debate, attended by fewer than 30 students, marks the ...

Mon 29 Apr 2013 by John Hewitt Jones | Read more »

St Andrews beats Edinburgh in major university league table »

St Andrews University

St Andrews maintained its lead over Edinburgh to be named as the top university in Scotland. The ancient Fife institution came top in the Scottish region and sixth in the UK in authoritative league tables published today by the Complete...

Mon 29 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Trades unions slam HE governance code »

Trades Unions have branded the new Higher Education governance review as weak and disappointing. The criticism comes after the code was published by a steering group of experts chaired by Lord Smith of Kelvin, a former governor of the BBC before the c...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

EUSA to vote on more sabbatical officers »

Edinburgh University Students' Association's (EUSA) sabbatical structure could be radically overhauled with a motion to increase the number of officers. A joint council meeting will take place on Monday to debate a motion proposed by internationa...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

Team of Edinburgh scientists make breakthrough in DNA research »

A team of scientists from the University of Edinburgh have discovered a way to zip and unzip DNA strands with the use of electrochemistry. The scientists were working in cooperation with NPL and it is hoped the discovery will help to improve technologi...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

ECSA stand in solidarity with staff facing ‘culture of bullying’ at Edinburgh College  »

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

Edinburgh College Student’s Association (ECSA) have spoken against the stress and lack of support faced by hundreds of teaching staff at Edinburgh College. A recent survey conducted by Scotland’s largest teaching union — the Edu...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Greg Bianchi, Rachel Barr | Read more »

Church-goers retaliate in Edinburgh battle to ditch religious observance »

Church of Scotland

Almost 1,500 signatures have been collected in attempts to counter a petition that would see the scrapping of religious observance in non-denominational schools throughout the city. Church member and firefighter Gary Bennett submitted a counter petiti...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Rachel Barr | Read more »

O'Halloran family 'heartbroken' by missing son  »

David O'Halloran's family and friends gathered on 19 April after a body was found near Bridge of Allan. The police discovered a body in woodlands near the town on 18 April while investigating the 18-year-old's disappearance three months ago. The Univ...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by Rachel Barr | Read more »

Middle class students feel “out of place” at ex-polytechnics »

Napier University Craiglockhart Campus

Findings from a recent study suggests that, for middle class students, simply getting to university is not enough if said university happens to be an ex-polytechnic. Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Birmingham looked at the experiences of...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by Hannah Dowe Standring | Read more »

Exclusive: Cyber-attacks against Scottish universities put student data at risk »

Cyber-attacks on the rise

Scottish universities have seen a rise in the number of cybercrimes against their IT infrastructure in recent years. After a five-month investigation, The Journal can reveal that Scotland's universities have experienced hundreds of attacks, which led ...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Man charged after Edinburgh Royal Infirmary Murder »

Edinburgh resident Robert Gruszka will appear in court later this week after being charged in connection to a murder at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. The body of 43-year-old Robert Dudek from Poland was, according to Police Scotland, found "dead with sig...

Sun 21 Apr 2013 by Molly Hunt | Read more »

Fire at Five Sisters zoo in West Lothian »

A large number of animals have died in a fire that ripped through the reptile house in the Five Sisters Zoo. The zoo, based in West Lothian, is privately owned, and is a non-profit organization which aims to offer a safe environment for animals who wo...

Sun 21 Apr 2013 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

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 »

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