In total Scotland has been part of three Freshers Fairs in Scotland, Herriot-Watt which you can read about in full in previous articles, The University of Strathclyde and The University of Stirling. They all took a similar format, early start, a lot of social distancing and mask-wearing, nervous...
It was nice to be back home at our old stomping ground. Over the last year we have carried out a lot of work at Edinburgh University and with the influx of new students, we did not want to stop the trend. We, however, did not manage to be part of the Freshers Fair as […]
We had never before worked with Harriot-Watt University, they also seemed a little further out of the centre of Edinburgh so a little off our radar. But Freshers Fairs were looming large so we reached out and they came back with a resounding yes, please come to our fair! So, on the morning of...
A recent study by researchers at Stanford University found that GPT-3 – an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system produced by Elon Musk’s OpenAI company – has been shown to generate prejudiced results against Muslims. The AI completes phrases based on what most commonly follows an initial prompt...
Earlier this month, England’s World Cup qualifier victory over Hungary was tarnished by the racist abuse directed towards black English players by some Hungarian fans throughout the game. In the aftermath of such appalling scenes, criticism was levelled at FIFA, the governing body of...
In response to allegations of racial abuse and bullying made by former Yorkshire Cricket County Club (YCCC) player Azeem Rafiq, the club issued a statement as part of their investigation into Rafiq’s claims, admitting that Rafiq was indeed subjected to racial harassment and bullying...
The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, better known as the Culture Secretary, is an important Cabinet position. The holder of the role is responsible for overseeing a range of cultural institutions, such as libraries, sports, and museums, but also particularly importantly for...
After a 20-year occupation in Afghanistan, the last US military flight left Kabul airport on 31 August 2021. The withdrawal marks the end of the contentious ‘mission’ of the global War on Terror that began in Afghanistan in the aftermath of 11 September 2001. The overt focus on Muslims...
Jake Davidson, aged 22, shot dead five people in Plymouth, on 12th August 2021, before turning the gun on himself. Amongst his victims were two women, including his 51-year-old mother, two men and a 3-year-old girl. Having described the murders as a “domestic” incident initially, subsequent...
The Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, has launched legal proceedings against a pre-school nursery in Dundee over suspicions of racial discrimination. He alleges the nursery has breached the Equality Act 2010, stating that they refused three children with Muslim-sounding names, yet those with...
