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.
29. Muriel Gray installed as Rector
Scottish broadcaster and author Muriel Gray is chaired through the town by students of Edinburgh University after she is installed as Rector in May 1988. | TSPL Photo: Alan Macdonald
30. Coltrane backs protest
Actor Robbie Coltrane visited students at Edinburgh's College of Art to give his support as they occupied the College overnight to protest against the proposed Student Loans scheme in February 1989. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan
31. In the library
Students in the University of Edinburgh library in George Square 1989. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan
32. Banner protest
Edinburgh University students protesting against the Student Loans scheme hang a banner from their window ('EUSA Students Say No Cuts No Loans') as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher visits the Capital in May 1988. | TSPL Photo: Albert Jordan