Protests and politics were a key part of university life for many students in the 1980s.
A lot of the old photos in this selection from the Evening News archive feature marches and demonstration, posters calling for Nelson Mandela to be freed, banners proclaiming “No cuts. No loans” and placards telling Margaret Thatcher: “Maggie Go Home”.
But there are plenty others too - students raising money for charity, making meat pies for pensioners, studying in the library or welcoming new Rectors.
Scroll through the pictures and turn the clock back 40 years to get a glimpse of student life in Edinburgh in the 1980s.
9. Bristo Square
University of Edinburgh students outside the Student Centre in Bristo Square, December 1985. | TSPL Photo: Hamish Campbell
10. Archie Macpherson becomes Rector
Scottish sports commentator Archie McPherson, installed as Rector of Edinburgh University in May 1985, is chaired by students out into the Edinburgh streets in the traditional ceremony. | TSPL Photo: Jack Crombie
11. Student loans protest
Edinburgh University students protest against the Student Loans scheme ('EUSA Says No to Maggie') during Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's visit to the Capital in May 1988. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
12. Royal wedding cake
Students from Telford College in Edinburgh baked a cake for the Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson in July 1986, complete with symbols A and S on the second tier. | TSPL Photo: Bill Newton