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We made our own pizzas in the Wanderers Kneaded van and this is what we learnt

Getting the pizza onto the peel is HARD

We made our own pizzas in the Wanderers Kneaded van and this is what we learnt

Getting the pizza onto the peel is HARD

Teviot Row House to close for over a year due to renovations

The student union building will be closed from October 2023 until spring 2025

Teviot Row House to close for over a year due to renovations

The student union building will be closed from October 2023 until spring 2025

PSA: Pure Pizza is giving away a free pizza to everyone in Edinburgh this January

The act of kindness is apparently going to cost the Pure Pizza owner £12k

PSA: Pure Pizza is giving away a free pizza to everyone in Edinburgh this January

The act of kindness is apparently going to cost the Pure Pizza owner £12k

Forget ghosts and witches, here are the eight scariest things in Edinburgh right now

It’s not just Halloween that should have you scared

October is almost over, so here’s a round up of your stunning Autumnal Edi pics

We might be crying on the pitch-black walk home, but at least the trees look pretty

Taylor Swift’s Midnights is finally out and these lyrics were practically written for Edinburgh students

Doesn’t get more relatable than ‘I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser’

How to survive a long-distance relationship at university, according to Edinburgh students

‘Does Bruntsfield to Marchmont count as a long-distance relationship?’

We spoke to the organisers behind the TRUTH student club night

The event hopes to bring together students from the four Edinburgh universities

The Queen’s coffin has made its way from Holyrood Palace to St. Giles Cathedral

King Charles and his siblings took part in the procession which made its way down The Royal Mile

The Queen’s coffin has made its way from Holyrood Palace to St. Giles Cathedral

King Charles and his siblings took part in the procession which made its way down The Royal Mile

FLY Open Air Festival has been cancelled due to plans surrounding the Queen’s death

Road closures mean access to the festival is no longer possible

Ranking EUSA’s Welcome Week 2022 events from bizarre to downright unhinged

I didn’t even know Gok Wan was a DJ tbh

Edinburgh bin strikes: What are they and what can you do?

The city’s refuse workers have started a 12-day strike over pay disputes

An Edinburgh Uni student has been racially attacked in The Meadows

Eric Yang was attacked by three men on Wednesday

What it’s like visiting the Edinburgh Chihuahua Cafe as a cat person

PSA: They have a new puppy!!!!

I bought a £1 cherry tomato plant from Scotmid to see if I could actually grow some tomatoes

Who knew you could form such a strong emotional attachment to a plant

Here are the 36 most annoying things about your best friend’s boyfriend

32. He thinks he knows everything about politics and won’t talk about anything else

Here are the 36 most annoying things about your best friend’s boyfriend

32. He thinks he knows everything about politics and won’t talk about anything else

Interview: Nayna Florence on her time at Edinburgh University and what’s next after graduation

From almost dropping out to having the best year of her life

Interview: Nayna Florence on her time at Edinburgh University and what’s next after graduation

From almost dropping out to having the best year of her life

30 Edi-inspired tattoo ideas to commemorate your time at uni

Time to get tattooED

It’s officially cherry blossom season, so here’s a round up of your prettiest pics

Edinburgh is so pretty in pink

Here are 11 things from IKEA that every Edi student needs

From a bath rack to a pepper plant, you need it all

I was blessed by Mr Spock at 8am and it was the best morning of my life

Turns out I’m allergic, but I really don’t care

Here are the 12 most annoying people you’ll meet at Edinburgh

Call me a hater, but I’m not wrong

How to get over someone, according to Edinburgh students

‘Get wrecked and buy a new teddy, not necessarily in that order’

Here are Edinburgh’s most underrated Instagram spots

It’s finally time to upgrade your feed from the basic Dean Village and Circus Lane pics

We spoke to the organisers behind the Noisy Night Out club night

The event will be trialling new safety measures, with the hope of implementing them in other Edi venues

A look inside the ‘reclaimed’ Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre

From an ‘anti-people-being-dicks’ team to Super Smash Bros on the Switch, here’s what’s going on inside the occupation

A look inside the ‘reclaimed’ Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre

From an ‘anti-people-being-dicks’ team to Super Smash Bros on the Switch, here’s what’s going on inside the occupation

Gordon Aikman occupation: Edi Uni says it’s ‘working with the students to provide for their basic needs’

This has been denied by the occupiers

Gordon Aikman has been occupied by students in support of staff strikes

The occupiers are planning to stay until Friday 25th March

We made our own haggis burritos at Bonnie Burrito and this is how it went

One of us even got offered a job ‘if the whole journalism thing doesn’t work out’

Edinburgh students share the harshest feedback they’ve ever received on an assignment

Not so much constructive criticism, more absolute soul destroying beratement

We tested out the Wagamama study benches to see what the deal is

PSA: You can get discounted chicken katsu

There will be another week of strikes at Edinburgh Uni starting on 21 March

Academics at Heriot-Watt, Napier and QMU will also be striking

A memorial protest for Sarah Everard is being held at Scottish Parliament tonight at 6pm

The protest marks one year since Sarah Everard’s death

A memorial protest for Sarah Everard is being held at Scottish Parliament tonight at 6pm

The protest marks one year since Sarah Everard’s death

We asked Edi students what they’re giving up for Lent

Tbh I hope a lot of these stay gone for good

Edi Uni has suspended all programmes in Russia, with students told to leave immediately

This comes after Russia launches its invasion on Ukraine

Edi Uni has suspended all programmes in Russia, with students told to leave immediately

This comes after Russia launches its invasion on Ukraine

Edinburgh students react to the ending of Covid restrictions

‘This is so fucking stupid’

Edinburgh University Challenge team member speaks out after Twitter backlash

‘We all found it rather funny to be honest’

Edinburgh University Challenge team member speaks out after Twitter backlash

‘We all found it rather funny to be honest’

All legal Covid restrictions in Scotland will end on 21 March

Face coverings and vaccine passports will no longer be mandatory