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Spending by the University of Edinburgh’s college offices — the management tier that sits above its schools — rose by a third in the year staff were told £140m had to be cut, The Student can reveal. The Student broke down £1.81b of departmental spending across the 2023/24 and 2024/25...
The University of Edinburgh is set to continue with cuts as the academic year progresses, with the School of Social and Political Science (SPS) being “asked to deliver a savings target of £3m” over the next two years, The Student understands. In an internal email seen by The Student sent...
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Imagine being twenty-five years into your career as an actor: you’re still booked and busy with five movie premieres in one single year. You are a respected artist and childhood icon to an entire generation. All while Emily Blunt and Dakota Johnson are both claiming the paternity of your unborn...
April 2026 saw the release of Antoine Fuqua’s Michael, a biopic about Michael Jackson. Following in a long line of biopics currently dominating cinema, it stars Jaafar Jackson, Michael’s nephew, as the late Pop giant. However, a spectre haunts discussions of the film. In 2019, the documentary Leaving Neverland (2019)...
The trailer for Brand New Day (2026), the fourth Spider-Man movie in the MCU, was released last week, promising the most poignant movie in the quartet. Following the end of No Way Home (2021), Peter Parker is all alone as he tackles not only a new mysterious enemy but also...
Opinion
Another week brings another exposé of Reform UK. Sitting down on Monday to watch ITV News’ undercover documentary into Nigel Farage’s outfit, I anticipated a barrage of racism, misogyny, and the dropping of expletives into conversation like they were World War Two bombs over Dresden. In what followed, one Reform...
On Sunday 18 October, the European Union stated that it “strongly condemns the latest attacks by violent settlers in the West Bank, including on European diplomats.” This came following the attacks of 17 October 2026, in which European diplomats and Catholic representatives were reportedly targeted in Taybeh. While drawing attention...
Common items found on the black market in the UK may include: prescription and controlled medications, counterfeit branded goods, illicit drugs, Sally Rooney’s latest book Intermezzo, counterfeit tobacco…hang on? Intermezzo? On 14 October 2026, Faber & Faber announced it would no longer supply Sally Rooney’s books to UK booksellers, saying...
Lifestyle
Like pretty much everyone I know, I am on a never-ending quest to reduce my screen time. I recently got asked about the hobbies I did as a child, and this got me thinking about what I did with all my free time before I had (somewhat) adult responsibilities. What...
We have officially entered soup season and my first port of call for lunch on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon was the Himalaya Cafe on South Clerk Street. This spot has been on my list of places to try for some time now, so I was thrilled to find out that...
Sometimes the cafés you discover by chance end up becoming your favourite. Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the usual coffee spots, just off the Meadows, is Kate’s. A place that feels like a warm hug and one that invites you to slow down and forget about the...
Science & Environment
“Turns out the future does have flying cars,” said Elon Musk on X in accompaniment to a video showing the launch of Tesla’s Roadster 2. However, the event in Texas last week seemed more theatrical stuntman show than car-manufacturer product launch. Indeed, speculation online will be for once not about...
After 13 years, Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) will finally release on 19 November. Developed by Rockstar Games, whose Edinburgh North office is located just one mile from Edinburgh University’s main library, GTA VI is expected by analysts to smash sales records. As the hype builds on social media,...
Much health-related news that features in the tabloids is focused on the wrong things, or doesn’t deserve coverage at all. It’s often sensationalist drivel – clickbait headlines about miracle drugs and futuristic possibilities, based on flimsy scientific evidence. These stories always fizzle out by the next news cycle. Meanwhile, there...
Sport
Last Sunday in Anfield, Manchester City players emerged onto the pitch, only to be met with boos and chants of disapproval. Having been their first game back since the guilty verdict was announced, City games seem to have a hollow feeling to them. With no clear punishment or consequences being...
The Singapore Grand Prix closed with a podium for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and a sixth-place finish for seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton. On paper, these are reasonable results. However, during the race, Hamilton overrode pit wall strategy, costing Ferrari a double podium alongside Leclerc. Hamilton apologised after the race, but...
Sunday’s defeat against Manchester City left Arsenal in 10th place in the Women’s Super League, 10 points off the top and with only one win from their opening five games. It is Arsenal’s worst start to a league campaign since 2014, and the Gunners have not won a WSL title...
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