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Heriot-Watt’s £1,500 ‘Travel Home’ bursary only offered to rUK students, excluding Scots and internationals
The automatic bursary is not available to Scottish, EU or international students
The Edinburgh Tab is looking for 2025/26 editors: Audacity preferred, experience optional
Do you have a big mouth and a Wi-Fi connection?
Cèilidhs, pints, and storytelling: Here’s your guide to Gaelic Week 2025
If you’ve ever wanted to scream ‘Slàinte!’ in a pub, this is your week
Edinburgh University named fifth most reputable in UK, according to academics
The Times Higher Education survey places Edinburgh 30th globally for reputation
Defence firms cut ties with Edinburgh University after student backlash labelled ‘woke’
BAE Systems, Airbus, and Leonardo UK withdraw, citing security concerns and student opposition
Stop scrolling, start writing: The Edinburgh Tab wants you
Prove you can write something better than a Hinge prompt
Edinburgh Uni says Jewish students could be investigated for liking pro-Palestine posts
An anti-Zionist Jewish group were warned their engagement with pro-Palestine posts could breach the university’s Code of Conduct
Teviot Row House reopening pushed back until 2026
The student union’s redevelopment has been delayed by a year
Edinburgh University drops five places in world university rankings in all time low
The university placed 27th in the QS World University Rankings 2025
Edinburgh University students required to present ID to enter Old College amid protests
The measure has been introduced to ‘ensure the safety of students’
Edinburgh students involved in encampment announce hunger strike until demands are met
Three students are presently on hunger strike
Edinburgh student dies after falling from cliffs on holiday with friends
The incident occurred at around 1.20pm on Saturday at the Cliffs of Moher
Applications to join The Edinburgh Tab’s editorial team are now OPEN
Applications close on Friday 3rd May
Scottish student feared dead after falling overboard from a North Sea cruise ship
Liam Jones was on a seven-day cruise with family for his mum’s birthday
An Edinburgh University graduate is inheriting Princess Diana’s childhood home
The 13,500 acre estate is resting place to Diana, Princes of Wales
EUSA Liberation Officer Robyn Woof resigns after Edinburgh rector’s trans rights comments
‘I am resigning in protest and will instead begin a campaign of direct action’
57 per cent of Edinburgh Uni students have skipped meals due to financial struggles
‘I just don’t eat at uni, it’s too pricey’
This is Rigged activists occupied Holyrood Palace and ate at a restricted dining table
They held banners reading ‘The people are mightier than the Lord’ in Gaelic
Edinburgh’s new rector Simon Fanshawe has finally spoken out about his trans rights comments
‘I do not and never have campaigned against the legitimacy of trans people’
Up to 15 staff-student relationships reported at Edinburgh University in last four years
No disciplinary measures were taken by the university against any individuals
Edinburgh students cycle 400 miles from Cock Lane to Dick Place raising £5,000 for Movember
Yes, those are real places
Here are five unforgettable day trips you can do from Edinburgh without a car
For everyone who thinks going to Portobello is a day trip x
Edinburgh Uni falls to 13th in the UK in The Times Good University Guide
The university also placed third among other Scottish universities
One in four students yet to secure accommodation, Tab survey reveals
‘There were more than 200 applicants for a flat I just viewed’
Navigating university strikes: A comprehensive guide for Edinburgh freshers
Marking boycotts, strikes, picket lines and more…
Revealed: Sir Peter Mathieson spent £13,000 on business class flights in just one year
‘80 percent of the flights were business, but 100 per cent were subsidised by student fees’
Edinburgh VP ‘regrets’ students still missing degrees at uni’s first 2023 graduation ceremony
The ceremony was overshadowed by uncertainty as many students are graduating without classified degrees
‘Very disappointed’: Edinburgh University open day overshadowed by striking staff
Prospective students expressed concern over Edinburgh University’s reputation as UCAS deadline closes
Edinburgh to introduce no-detriment style policy for students impacted by marking boycott
Once any missing marks are available, students’ results can only improve on their provisional grade
Edinburgh University urges students to ‘reach out’ with marking boycott worries, then removes comments
Edinburgh University released a video of the Vice-Principal addressing the ‘uncertainty’ of the marking boycott
Edinburgh University offers to continue paying striking lecturers if they mark final years’ work
Last week it was reported final years could be graduating without dissertations marked amid the marking boycott
‘I don’t trust anything anymore’: Edinburgh University students on the marking boycott
If you waste students’ time and money, they’re going to be very angry
Edinburgh Students’ Union to vote on transition to full plant-based menus on campus
Students say they have a moral responsibility to prevent climate change
Meet the second year Edinburgh student who’s having her first book published
Claudia Efemini’s book provides a voice for Nigerian history through historical fiction
What we learn from listening to Edinburgh University’s state school students
‘You are worthy of your place here, you are good enough’
59 per cent of Edinburgh students’ mental health has deteriorated at university – Tab survey
Four in five students think the uni doesn’t do enough to support students