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.
33. Celebration day
Norwegian students Edle Nessen, Catherine Eia and Hege Resvoll dressed in national costume for Norway Constitution Day in Edinburgh May 1989. | TSPL Photo: Denis Straughan