December 1986 TAGS: AIDS | Alice Cooper | Annie Lennox | Grants | Loans | The Eurhythmics | Van Morrison Loans, AIDS, and Rock n’ Roll: political controversies and classic ’80s bands take Edinburgh by storm! Read more here….
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November 1986 TAGS: EUSA | Margaret Thatcher | Sexism | Shakespeare | SRC Sexism controversies, anti-Thatcher lecturers, and lack-lustre Shakespeare performances all in the November 1986 issues of Student, available to peruse now!
April 1986 The April 1986 issue of Student is now live! As students return from their Easter holiday the University sees apathy towards EUSA politics, but heightened interest towards that of the …Continue reading →
November 1985 Underpants party for famine relief; South Africa Boycott; Scottish Mining Museum opens
October 1985 Prince Philip as president of a British Republic; EUSA bans sale of alcohol; terracotta army invades Edinburgh!
October 1984 Pollock Halls; Freshers’ Week extravaganza; demise of the Scots tongue
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Archival Provenance Project: Emily’s finds
My name is Emily, and I’m the second of the two archive interns that...
Archival Provenance Project: a glimpse into the university’s history through some of its oldest manuscripts
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Sustainable Exhibition Making: Recyclable Book Cradles
In this post, our Technician, Robyn Rogers, discusses the recyclable book cradles she has developed...
Giving Decorated Paper a Home … Rehousing Books and Paper Bindings
In the first post of this two part series, our Collection Care Technician, Robyn Rogers,...