Thetimes
Edinburgh University accused of anti-Scottish discrimination
October 11, 2024 - Unfortunately, we’ve heard far too many stories where this hasn’t been the case.” · Fern Brady, the comedian and author, claimed she was taunted and discriminated against because she spoke with a working-class Scottish accent while studying at the university.
Thetimes
Edinburgh University issues warning telling students not to be snobs
November 9, 2024 - Jack Liddall says anti-Scottish discrimination is real and must be addressed ... “My parents lived in Trinity in the north of Edinburgh, but when I went into the university it was like entering another world,” he said.
The Scottish Sun
Scots students at Edinburgh University claim they experience ...
October 12, 2024 - Author and comedian Fern Brady, 38, studied at the university and claimed she was discriminated against because she spoke with a working-class accent. She said: "In freshers’ week I was in a queue with another Scottish girl and this posh English girl said: ‘Ugh!
Scottishdailyexpress
Scots students being discriminated against at universities due ...
September 5, 2022 - The SNP Government's free education policy is seeing Scottish students being discriminated against after the University of Edinburgh was accused of snubbing Scottish students in favour of fee-paying students.
Thetimes
Scottish students ignored in favour of ‘trendy causes’, says ...
4 weeks ago - Class-based discrimination on campus ... Campaigners have alleged that there is a deeply ingrained culture at the university where Scottish students, particularly those from working-class backgrounds, are routinely sneered at and made to feel unwelcome....
The National
Anger as Edinburgh student paper accused of anti-Scottish ...
October 11, 2024 - According to the latest admission ... 24% of students from the rest of the UK. Despite this, Scottish students have reported feeling “isolated” and “hurt” as a result of experiencing anti-Scottish discrimination....
BBC
Edinburgh University students tell of discrimination on campus
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Edinburgh University students have been talking about the kind of discrimination they have come across on campus.
Published: 1 month ago
BBC
Edinburgh University warns students not to be 'snobs'
1 month ago - The guidance was issued after the newly-formed Scottish Social Mobility Society complained lecturers and students regularly mocked and mimicked individuals from north of the border. "At the University of Edinburgh students who come from middle to lower socioeconomic backgrounds are in a minority," ...
Ed
Discrimination | The University of Edinburgh
The University has specialised intercultural & anti-discrimination support for students. It has a professional adviser experienced in supporting students who are bullied and discriminated against based on disability, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or transgender identity.
The National
Edinburgh University tells students ‘don’t be a snob’ following ...
1 month ago - The Scottish Social Mobility Society, a student-formed anti-discrimination watchdog, has received over 200 reports of Scots being mocked over their backgrounds since its formation. Both lecturers and non-Scottish students have been accused of ridiculing the Scottish accent and mimicking them. In ...
The National
Mocking of Scottish students at Edinburgh University is not ...
1 month ago - I CAN’T be the only reader who sees the irony of Edinburgh University being so limiting to native students that they are made to feel like an inferior minority (26%) in their own country (University puts out guidance after claims of anti-Scottish discrimination, Nov 11)!
Daily Mail
Edinburgh University tells students from privileged backgrounds ...
1 month ago - The University said that prejudice towards those from disadvantaged backgrounds was prevalent on campus, including slurs on accents and perceived 'lack of knowledge'.
Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh University warns its students to stop being 'snobs' - ...
1 month ago - The University of Edinburgh has reissued guidance aimed at stopping discrimination against state educated and working class students.
The Student
The University of Edinburgh is no better than Durham when it comes ...
October 29, 2020 - A report from a Durham University student has exposed a “toxic culture” of elitism against those from the north-east region of England, typically prevalent among more privileged students from the south of England. North-east students, despite being local to Durham University, had their ...
The Scotsman
Edinburgh University cannot reject Scottish students because they ...
January 11, 2023 - In rejecting every single application to study one of nine courses – including law, business and English literature – from a Scottish student who did not come from a deprived background, the University of Edinburgh is guilty of an extraordinary act of injustice.
Thetimes
Lecturers ‘taunted comedian Fern Brady over her working-class ...
March 17, 2023 - Fern Brady, the comedian and author, has claimed that she was taunted and discriminated against because she spoke with a working-class Scottish accent while studying at the University of Edinburgh. Last week campaigners claimed that state-educated students were often ridiculed and made to feel ...
The Rattlecap
Classism, Elitist Microaggressions, and Alienation: Scottish ...
December 18, 2020 - Writing by Tackling Elitism (Daniel Geen, Lauren Galligan, and Eve Simpson). Illustration by Dani Rothmann.Tackling Elitism is a group for UoE students who are from a low-income background, first-generation students, working class, estranged, and/or care experienced, and who are driven to tackle ...
The Guardian
Edinburgh University's pro-Scottish application bias dubbed ...
March 19, 2010 - Edinburgh University says its policy helps ensure 'local students are not prevented from studying their chosen subject because of the pressure on popular subject areas'. Photograph: Murdo Macleod ... Policy of giving 'additional weighting' to applicants from Scottish schools has outraged private schools in England ... Headteachers branded Edinburgh University "anti-English" and "xenophobic" today after it emerged the institution discriminates against ...