Talk:University of Edinburgh
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Thomas Jefferson quote
I commented out the quote from Thomas Jefferson as I'm not sure it belongs with the history of the university. link The fact that Thomas Jefferson wrote to a family member doesn't seem relevant, also the emphasis seems POV (ok Thomas Jefferson thought the courses were great in 1786, but...). Any other opinions?
Semi-protected edit request on 5 December 2025
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Change Section on Debate under Student Life and add that Gordon Brown was prominent in the Diagnostic Society when a Studnet. WalterScott12345 (talk) 22:38, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NotJamestack (✉️|📝) 00:12, 6 December 2025 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 7 December 2025
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In the "student activism" section, the page incorrectly names "Students for Justice in Palestine" as a society active on the Edinburgh University campus - this is incorrect, and it also links to a group in the United States.
As named in the citation already provided, the correct name for the organisation is the "Edinburgh University Justice for Palestine Society", or briefly the "Justice for Palestine Society". Bardushmanemurtazaalilanat (talk) 21:38, 7 December 2025 (UTC)
- Thank you so much for starting your request by clearly mentioning which section your request is about.
DoneSlomo666 (talk) 22:00, 7 December 2025 (UTC)
Orphaned references in University of Edinburgh
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of University of Edinburgh's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.
Reference named "CUG Entry":
- From Lancaster University: "University League Tables entry standards 2026". The Complete University Guide.
- From University of Cambridge: "University League Tables entry standards 2026". The Complete University Guide. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. Feel free to remove this comment after fixing the refs. AnomieBOT⚡ 02:01, 17 March 2026 (UTC)