Arts & Entertainment
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EntertainmentFresh(ers) Hell: Our uni horror stories
The Skinny team has dug around in their memories to find and share some freshers and flatmate/halls horror stories from their uni days. Some memories are traumatising, some funny (in retrospect), all vivid and enduring Read more »| 17 Sep 2025 -
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
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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 -
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