Find out about the work carried out to support our student and staff community during previous global events.
Timeline
2023
Libya – support offered to those affected by the floods
Morocco – community support offered after the earthquake
Malawi - support offered for those affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy
Turkey and Syria earthquakes - an update on support
The University hosts two international refugee conferences
2022
The University's statement on Ukraine
Edinburgh partners with the University of the People - the world’s first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited online university, to empower refugees to take control of their futures and reclaim their hopes and dreams.
2021
Afghanistan – an update on the University's support
Student tutors help young refugees from Syria to adapt to new lives in Edinburgh
2020
2019
2018
One Day Without Us - a national day of action on 17 February 2018, celebrating migrants and migration in the UK
2016
Historical support
The University's support of Viennese composer, Hans Gál.
Escaping Nazi-occupied Austria: Hans Gál's story
The establishment of the Polish School of Medicine in March 1941 was a unique wartime academic initiative:
Related links
Edinburgh Global - activities and projects