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 *[[Tercentenary Festival, 1884]]
-* [[Foundation of Students' Representative Council, 1884]]
+*[[Foundation of Students' Representative Council, 1884]]
 *[[First Publication of the Student, 1887]]
-* [[Opening of University Union, 1889]]
+*[[Opening of University Union, 1889]]
-* [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]]
+*[[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]]
 *[[First Female Senior President of Students' Representative Council, 1915]]
-* [[First Charities Week, 1932]]
+*[[First Charities Week, 1932]]
-* [[Election of Gordon Brown as Rector, 1972]]
+*[[Election of Gordon Brown as Rector, 1972]]
 *[[Foundation of Edinburgh University Students' Association, 1973]]

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 == The SRC and the University Court ==
-By the late 1960s, there were growing student demands for greater representation at the higher levels of university governance. In principle, it was the responsibility of the elected Rector to voice student concerns at meetings of the University Court. In practice, however, the Rectorship had remained a ceremonial role, and, although officially Chair of the University Court, the Rector seldom attended meetings. The first major changes occurred under the Rectorship of [[Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)|Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)]] (1968-1971). Not only did Allsop regularly attend Court meetings, but, from October 1969, the Senior President of the SRC was also allowed to be present for any business which directly impacted on student affairs. A liaison committee between the SRC and Court was also formed. These concessions did not, however, satisfy student demands for full representation, leading to a campaign to present student candidates for the Rectorship itself. The ensuing election of two student Rectors, [[Jonathan W. G. Wills (1947- )|Jonathan Wills]] (1971-1972) [[James Gordon Brown (1951- )|Gordon Brown]] (1972-1975) finally gave students a direct voice in the University Court. This, however, was seen as an interim solution and both rectorships were marked by conflict between the Rector and other Court-members. Under the Rectorship of [[Magnus Magnusson (1929-2007)|Magnus Magnusson]] (1975-1979), a deal was struck whereby students were no longer permitted to stand as Rector, but two students, the Senior President of the SRC and the President of [[Edinburgh University Union]] (later the Vice-President of the SRC) became permanent members of the University Court. A third student representative, chosen by the SRC, would be permitted to attend for certain business. This arrangement continued until the academic year 1992-1993, when representation was reduced to the Senior President and Vice President of the SRC alone.
+By the late 1960s, there were growing student demands for greater representation at the higher levels of university governance. In principle, it was the responsibility of the elected Rector to voice student concerns at meetings of the University Court. In practice, however, the Rectorship had remained a ceremonial role, and, although officially Chair of the University Court, the Rector seldom attended meetings. The first major changes occurred under the Rectorship of [[Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)|Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)]] (1968-1971). Not only did Allsop regularly attend Court meetings, but, from October 1969, the Senior President of the SRC was also allowed to be present for any business which directly impacted on student affairs. A liaison committee between the SRC and Court was also formed. These concessions did not, however, satisfy student demands for full representation, leading to a campaign to present student candidates for the Rectorship itself. The ensuing election of two student Rectors, [[Jonathan W. G. Wills (1947- )|Jonathan Wills]] (1971-1972) [[James Gordon Brown (1951- )|Gordon Brown]] (1972-1975) finally gave students a direct voice in the University Court. This, however, was seen as an interim solution and both rectorships were marked by conflict between the Rector and other Court-members. Under the Rectorship of [[Magnus Magnusson (1929-2007)|Magnus Magnusson]] (1975-1979), a deal was struck whereby students were no longer permitted to stand as Rector, but two students, the Senior President of the SRC and the President of Edinburgh University Union (later the Vice-President of the SRC) became permanent members of the University Court. A third student representative, chosen by the SRC, would be permitted to attend for certain business. This arrangement continued until the academic year 1992-1993, when representation was reduced to the Senior President and Vice President of the SRC alone.
 == Edinburgh University Students' Association ==

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 == The SRC and the University Court ==
-By the late 1960s, there were growing student demands for greater representation at the higher levels of university governance. In principle, it was the responsibility of the elected Rector to voice student concerns at meetings of the University Court. In practice, however, the Rectorship had remained a ceremonial role, and, although officially Chair of the University Court, the Rector seldom attended meetings. The first major changes occurred under the Rectorship of [[Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)|Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)]] (1968-1971). Not only did Allsop regularly attend Court meetings, but, from October 1969, the Senior President of the SRC was also allowed to be present for any business which directly impacted on student affairs. A liaison committee between the SRC and Court was also formed. These concessions did not, however, satisfy student demands for full representation, leading to a campaign to present student candidates for the Rectorship itself. The ensuing election of two student Rectors, [[Jonathan W. G. Wills (1947- )|Jonathan Wills]] (1971-1972) [[James Gordon Brown (1951- )|Gordon Brown]] (1972-1975) finally gave students a direct voice in the University Court. This, however, was seen as an interim solution and both rectorships were marked by conflict between the Rector and other Court-members. Under the Rectorship of [[Magnus Magnusson (1929-2007)|Magnus Magnusson]] (1975-1979), a deal was struck whereby students were no longer permitted to stand as Rector, but two members of the SRC, the Senior President and the Union President (later the Vice-President) became permanent members of the University Court. A third student representative, chosen by the SRC, would be permitted to attend for certain business. This arrangement continued until the academic year 1992-1993, when representation was reduced to the Senior President and Vice President alone.
+By the late 1960s, there were growing student demands for greater representation at the higher levels of university governance. In principle, it was the responsibility of the elected Rector to voice student concerns at meetings of the University Court. In practice, however, the Rectorship had remained a ceremonial role, and, although officially Chair of the University Court, the Rector seldom attended meetings. The first major changes occurred under the Rectorship of [[Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)|Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)]] (1968-1971). Not only did Allsop regularly attend Court meetings, but, from October 1969, the Senior President of the SRC was also allowed to be present for any business which directly impacted on student affairs. A liaison committee between the SRC and Court was also formed. These concessions did not, however, satisfy student demands for full representation, leading to a campaign to present student candidates for the Rectorship itself. The ensuing election of two student Rectors, [[Jonathan W. G. Wills (1947- )|Jonathan Wills]] (1971-1972) [[James Gordon Brown (1951- )|Gordon Brown]] (1972-1975) finally gave students a direct voice in the University Court. This, however, was seen as an interim solution and both rectorships were marked by conflict between the Rector and other Court-members. Under the Rectorship of [[Magnus Magnusson (1929-2007)|Magnus Magnusson]] (1975-1979), a deal was struck whereby students were no longer permitted to stand as Rector, but two students, the Senior President of the SRC and the President of [[Edinburgh University Union]] (later the Vice-President of the SRC) became permanent members of the University Court. A third student representative, chosen by the SRC, would be permitted to attend for certain business. This arrangement continued until the academic year 1992-1993, when representation was reduced to the Senior President and Vice President of the SRC alone.
 == Edinburgh University Students' Association ==

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 == Related Pages ==
 *[[Tercentenary Festival, 1884]]
 * [[Foundation of Students' Representative Council, 1884]]
 *[[First Publication of the Student, 1887]]
 * [[Opening of University Union, 1889]]
 *[[First Female Senior President of Students' Representative Council, 1915]]
 * [[First Charities Week, 1932]]

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 == The SRC and the University Court ==
-By the late 1960s, there were growing student demands for greater representation at the higher levels of university governance. In principle, it was the responsibility of the elected [[Rector]] to voice student concerns at meetings of the University Court. In practice, however, the Rectorship had remained a ceremonial role, and, although officially Chair of the University Court, the Rector seldom attended meetings. The first major changes occurred under the Rectorship of [[Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)|Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)]] (1968-1971). Not only did Allsop regularly attend Court meetings, but, from October 1969, the Senior President of the SRC was also allowed to be present for any business which directly impacted on student affairs. A liaison committee between the SRC and Court was also formed. These concessions did not, however, satisfy student demands for full representation, leading to a campaign to present student candidates for the Rectorship itself. The ensuing election of two student Rectors, [[Jonathan W. G. Wills (1947- )|Jonathan Wills]] (1971-1972) [[James Gordon Brown (1951- )|Gordon Brown]] (1972-1975) finally gave students a direct voice in the University Court. This, however, was seen as an interim solution and both rectorships were marked by conflict between the Rector and other Court-members. Under the Rectorship of [[Magnus Magnusson (1929-2007)|Magnus Magnusson]] (1975-1979), a deal was struck whereby students were no longer permitted to stand as Rector, but two members of the SRC, the Senior President and the Union President (later the Vice-President) became permanent members of the University Court. A third student representative, chosen by the SRC, would be permitted to attend for certain business. This arrangement continued until the academic year 1992-1993, when representation was reduced to the Senior President and Vice President alone.
+By the late 1960s, there were growing student demands for greater representation at the higher levels of university governance. In principle, it was the responsibility of the elected Rector to voice student concerns at meetings of the University Court. In practice, however, the Rectorship had remained a ceremonial role, and, although officially Chair of the University Court, the Rector seldom attended meetings. The first major changes occurred under the Rectorship of [[Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)|Kenneth Allsop (1920-1973)]] (1968-1971). Not only did Allsop regularly attend Court meetings, but, from October 1969, the Senior President of the SRC was also allowed to be present for any business which directly impacted on student affairs. A liaison committee between the SRC and Court was also formed. These concessions did not, however, satisfy student demands for full representation, leading to a campaign to present student candidates for the Rectorship itself. The ensuing election of two student Rectors, [[Jonathan W. G. Wills (1947- )|Jonathan Wills]] (1971-1972) [[James Gordon Brown (1951- )|Gordon Brown]] (1972-1975) finally gave students a direct voice in the University Court. This, however, was seen as an interim solution and both rectorships were marked by conflict between the Rector and other Court-members. Under the Rectorship of [[Magnus Magnusson (1929-2007)|Magnus Magnusson]] (1975-1979), a deal was struck whereby students were no longer permitted to stand as Rector, but two members of the SRC, the Senior President and the Union President (later the Vice-President) became permanent members of the University Court. A third student representative, chosen by the SRC, would be permitted to attend for certain business. This arrangement continued until the academic year 1992-1993, when representation was reduced to the Senior President and Vice President alone.
 == Edinburgh University Students' Association ==

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 == Female Membership ==
-A Women's Committee of the SRC was established soon after the admission of female students to the University in 1892. Nonetheless membership of the University Union was barred to women (who formed a separate [[Edinburgh University Women's Union|Women's Union]] in 1905) and it proved hard to break into the male-centred worlds of student politics, journalism, and social life. The First World War proved a watershed for the participation of women in university life. With nearly 8,000 students and graduates joining the armed forces, there was a steep decline in the number of male students, and a concomitant rise in the number of women matriculating. The greater role played by women in university affairs was marked by the election of [[Agnes Cunningham]] as the first female Senior President of the Student's Representative Council in 1915.
+A Women's Committee of the SRC was established in 1889. Nonetheless membership of the University Union was barred to women (who formed a separate [[Edinburgh University Women's Union|Women's Union]] in 1905) and it proved hard to break into the male-centred worlds of student politics, journalism, and social life. The First World War proved a watershed for the participation of women in university life. With nearly 8,000 students and graduates joining the armed forces, there was a steep decline in the number of male students, and a concomitant rise in the number of women matriculating. The greater role played by women in university affairs was marked by the election of [[Agnes Cunningham]] as the first female Senior President of the Student's Representative Council in 1915.
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 == ''The Student'' ==
-In 1888, the SRC adopted ''[[The Student]]'', first published by [[Robert Cochrane Buist (1860-1939)]] in 1887, as its official organ. The journal's objective would now be 'faithfully to record the passing events of University life' and 'to form a bond of union between present and absent sons of our Alma Mater'. More serious-minded than its short-lived predecessors, it aimed to interpret student opinion, document student social life, and reflect students interests in arts, politics, and sports. From 1895 onwards, the SRC also published an annual ''Handbook'' for new students (or 'freshers') providing an introduction to university life and institutions. Where previous student publications had all been ephemeral, ''The Student'' would go on to provide a permanent focus for and record of student corporate life.
+In 1888, the SRC adopted ''[[The Student]]'', first published by [[Robert Cochrane Buist (1860-1939)]] in 1887, as its official organ. The journal's objective would now be 'faithfully to record the passing events of University life' and 'to form a bond of union between present and absent sons of our Alma Mater'. More serious-minded than its short-lived predecessors, it aimed to interpret student opinion, document student social life, and reflect students interests in arts, politics, and sports. Where previous student publications had all been ephemeral, ''The Student'' would go on to provide a permanent focus for and record of student corporate life. From 1895 onwards, the SRC also published an annual ''Handbook'' for new students (or 'freshers') providing an introduction to university life and institutions.
 == Female Membership ==

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 == Official Recognition ==
-In the same year the SRC gained official recognition through the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]]. The Act entitled the Council to petition the [[Senatus Academicus]] on any matter concerning the teaching and discipline of the University, and the [[University Court]] on any other matter affecting students. It was also to be consulted by the Rector before he appointed his Court Assessor. It also stimulated the creation of Representative Councils at St Andrews, Glasgow, and Aberdeen Universities and the holding of annual Inter-University Conferences for the combined students' councils of the Scottish universities.
+In the same year the SRC gained official recognition through the Universities (Scotland) Act 1889. The Act entitled the Council to petition the [[Senatus Academicus]] on any matter concerning the teaching and discipline of the University, and the [[University Court]] on any other matter affecting students. It was also to be consulted by the Rector before he appointed his Court Assessor. It also stimulated the creation of Representative Councils at St Andrews, Glasgow, and Aberdeen Universities and the holding of annual Inter-University Conferences for the combined students' councils of the Scottish universities.
 == ''The Student'' ==

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−	The Students' Representative Council (SRC) was founded in 1884 ~~by Robert Fitzroy Bell~~ and gained statutory recognition in the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889. It has responsibility for representation on teaching and learning, welfare, academic services, postgraduate affairs and external affairs and also for running Freshers' Week.	+	The Students' Representative Council (SRC) was founded in 1884 and gained statutory recognition in the [[Universities (Scotland) Act 1889]]. It has responsibility for representation on teaching and learning, welfare, academic services, postgraduate affairs and external affairs and also for running Freshers' Week.

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 == Rag Week and Freshers' Week ==
-In 1932, the SRC assumed responsibility for organizing 'Rag Week'. This event had its origins in the student 'Rag' organized in 1867 by a group of students shocked by the levels of poverty in the streets surrounding Edinburgh University. They set up a body now known as the Edinburgh Students Charities Appeal to carry out a collection of used clothing to be given to the destitute. Further 'rags' and charity events were a prominent feature of university life over the next six decades. In 1931, however, the Students' Representative Council decided that too much time time and effort was being expended on individual charity initiatives which would prove more efficient and lucrative if centrally coordinated. It was decided to hold a grand Charities' Week in the summer of 1932, and to divide the proceeds among the various charities that students had hitherto campaigned for. The form adopted in the 1932 Charities' Week remained constant for many decades. The centrepiece was a parade of floats accompanied by a street collection by students in fancy dress. A theatrical review was organized, taking the place of the traditional Students' Representative Ceenium, and a comic magazine published to raise further funds. The SRC also organized 'Freshers' Week', an inaugural week of social events designed to welcome new students to the University.
+In 1932, the SRC assumed responsibility for organizing 'Rag Week'. This event had its origins in the student 'Rag' organized in 1867 by a group of students shocked by the levels of poverty in the streets surrounding Edinburgh University. They set up a body now known as the Edinburgh Students Charities Appeal to carry out a collection of used clothing to be given to the destitute. Further 'rags' and charity events were a prominent feature of university life over the next six decades. In 1931, however, the Students' Representative Council decided that too much time and effort was being expended on individual charity initiatives which would prove more efficient and lucrative if centrally coordinated. It was decided to hold a grand Charities' Week in the summer of 1932, and to divide the proceeds among the various charities that students had hitherto campaigned for. The form adopted in the 1932 Charities' Week remained constant for many decades. The centrepiece was a parade of floats accompanied by a street collection by students in fancy dress. A theatrical review was organized, taking the place of the traditional Students' Representative Ceenium, and a comic magazine published to raise further funds. The SRC also organized 'Freshers' Week', an inaugural week of social events designed to welcome new students to the University.
 == The SRC and the University Court ==