Arts & Entertainment
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ArtGetting started in Scotland's art scene
Gatekeepers stand aside. Making your mark in Scotland's visual art scene can feel like a daunting task, but we're here to show you the ropes Read more »| 12 Sep 2025 -
EntertainmentGet With The Programme: Putting on your first DIY gig
Your local music scene is powered by great grassroots promoters – we chat to three of them to get some insight into how a great gig comes together Read more »| 11 Sep 2025 -
EntertainmentStudent Heads Up: 20 events to check out this year
We get it, you want to keep your calendar clear for ‘work’ and ‘studying’ and ‘the sesh’, but there is a lot going on around here. Consider these the tentpoles around which to build your year… Read more »| 09 Sep 2025 -
EntertainmentCreative Commons: Getting involved in Scotland's creative scene
We speak to some of Scotland’s creatives about the importance of finding community, and how to get yourself involved Read more »| 09 Sep 2025 -
IntersectionsHouse Mates: What student housing co-ops are all about
Landlords (still) suck. But what if there's another way? We speak to the Edinburgh Student Housing Co-op about how people need people and the empowerment found in communal, DIY living Read more »| 07 Sep 2023 -
EntertainmentCreative Clout: Social capital and creativity at university
It’s a tale as old as time: spoken word poetry is hot and everyone’s in a band. Creativity in university can seem synonymous with popularity – but it’s not always all it’s made out to be Read more »| 14 Sep 2022
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TheatreJames Beagon on Student Theatre
Getting involved in student theatre can be the first step to a career in performing arts. We meet Strange Town Theatre's James Beagon to find out how participation influenced his trajectory Read more »| 08 Sep 2022 -
StudentsThe Skinny's Student Heads Up 2022
Our run-down of the best things for students to eat, drink, and do in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dundee Read more »| 06 Sep 2022 -
EntertainmentScotland's grassroots/DIY gig scene
If you're new in town, here's a look at some of our favourite DIY and grassroots promoters putting on gigs across Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee Read more »| 06 Sep 2022 -
EntertainmentHow to Party with Mojxmma
Ahead of their upcoming 'End of Summer Party', we talk to Mojxmma about changing the Scottish clubbing scene and creating your own space Read more »| 05 Sep 2022 -
EntertainmentThe promoters' promoter – a club culture guide
Tips on the top nights that Glasgow and Edinburgh’s club scenes have to offer from the ones who know best Read more »| 18 Sep 2019 -
EntertainmentStay In School, Kids: 6 Bands who formed at Scottish unis
There’s a number of bands that made their first steps toward fame at Scotland's unis, and here are a few of the best studious, scholarly examples Read more »| 17 Sep 2019 -
EntertainmentFestival City: Edinburgh's Other Festivals
Famously known as the Festival City, there’s a lot more going on in Edinburgh than what you see in August. Here’s our breakdown of some of the capital’s best metropolitan festivals Read more »| 11 Sep 2019 -
FestivalsOff the Beaten Track: Scottish Gigs & Festivals Calendar
We speak to the organisers of Kirkcaldy's Tae Sup Wi' a Fifer and Glasgow's Freakender, and shine a light on the cavalcade of events still to come this year in venues across Scotland Read more »| 05 Sep 2019 -
EntertainmentSound Advice: Jonnie Common's Guide to Making Music
Want to make use of your student freedom to craft an amazing album, but worried you don't have the kit you need? Jonnie Common is here to tell you not to worry, and also to pick up your phone Read more »| 14 Sep 2018