Browsing: Edinburgh

Good morning. I’m Phoebe Weston, and I’ll be bringing you First Edition alongside Aamna this summer. If there is anything you would like to see covered…

Hundreds of skulls are neatly and closely placed, cheekbone to cheekbone, in tall, mahogany-framed glass cabinets. Most carry faded, peeling labels, some bear painted catalogue numbers;…

The most famous enslaver in Jamaica, the island that was one of the most profitable of Britain’s Caribbean colonies, is a ghost. One of the tellings…

Robert Halliday Gunning was a Victorian success story, an Edinburgh-trained doctor who amassed a fortune in Brazil’s goldmines before lavishing his wealth on philanthropic gifts. It…

The legacies of some of Edinburgh’s most celebrated professors and graduates have come under new scrutiny, after new evidence emerged about their roles in forming and…

The University of Edinburgh is considering whether to unadopt an internationally recognised definition of antisemitism that critics say inhibits freedom of speech on the subject of…

The University of Edinburgh, one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, played an “outsized” role in the creation of racist scientific theories and…

The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) has unveiled the full lineup of its 2025 industry program, assembling a heavyweight slate of prestigious U.K. and international filmmakers,…