Members of the Scottish Parliament have voted by 82 to 32 to pass the Scottish Government’s controversial hate crime bill. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill consolidates a number of laws into one piece of legislation that aims to provide increased protection for vulnerable groups, but the bill also creates a new offence…
Music, Venue
Interview from a Distance: A talk with the genre-blending Popcorn Fiend
Popcorn Fiend, real name Michael MacLennan, is a Glasgow-based electronic artist whose debut album Distance is available now. The album is a truly impressive body of work, drawing on a vast array of influences from Queen to Squarepusher to King Crimson, all to illustrate an emotional journey. It was released on the 18th of September,…
Science
Everything you need to know about organ donation
There is an average of 6,270 people waiting for an organ transplant in the UK. Across the last 10 years, 6,000 people, including 270 children, have died before receiving the transplant needed to save their lives. From spring 2020, all adults in England will be considered potential organ donors, unless they choose to opt-out, or…
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Oh independence of Scotland, when will we see a vote again
I am Scottish and live in Edinburgh, so it’s safe to say that I have my opinions regarding Scottish Independence. I vividly remember 2014, with the images of blue ‘Yes’ stickers on car windows and lamp posts, and people campaigning to stay in the UK regularly on the streets. That being said, do I want…
Features
Starting university at 17
Let’s just cut to the chase, I started at UEA when I was 17 years old. Telling people this usually inspires a shocked or confused response, to then be followed by an onslaught of questions that I have heard hundreds of times before by this point. ‘Why did you do that? What was it like?…
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Give our youth a say in their future
In Scotland, people who were 16 and older were able to vote in the Independence Referendum in 2014. Subsequently, it was thought that the expansion of the electorate to include teenagers swung the result of the referendum so that Scotland did not become an independent country. As someone who was two weeks too young to…
Arts
Viking exhibition at the Norwich Castle Museum
In the eighth and ninth centuries, the area of East Anglia was particularly vulnerable to invasion from Vikings sailing across the North Sea. With fertile land conveniently located facing the southern part of Scandinavia, the invasion of East Anglia and Northumbria (what is now northern England and south-eastern Scotland) by the Great Heathen Army in…
Travel
Solo vs group travelling
One of the biggest trends right now, without a doubt, is travelling. Whether it’s for ‘soul-searching’, a graduation trip or just for fun, there are millions of travellers every year. I, myself, have travelled a lot – both alone and in a group. It’s because of these experiences that I want to explore the pros…
News
Scotland to give free tuition to EU students after Brexit
The Scottish Government has announced that students from EU nations who begin their courses in academic year 2019-20 will continue to enjoy free university tuition. The announcement sees an extension of the existing pledge for new students in the years 2017-18 and 2018-19. The Scottish Higher Education minister, Shirley-Anne Somerville, unveiled the move in Holyrood…
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