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The Star
18 hours ago
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Edinburgh university confronts slavery links
FILE PHOTO: The city centre is viewed from Calton Hill Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain February 15, Cheyne/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) -The University of Edinburgh benefited financially from transatlantic slavery and served as a haven for scholars developing racist theories in the 18th and 19th centuries, a review has found. The review, commissioned in 2021 and published on Sunday, found the university profited from slavery through individual donations to endowments that have funded bursaries, scholarships, chairs and fellowships. Donations were traced to profits made by individuals and industries involved in enslavement through the cultivation, production and sale of colonial commodities, such as tobacco, sugar and cotton. Edinburgh follows in the footsteps of other UK universities that have acknowledged historical ties to slavery in recent years, including the University of Glasgow, University of Bristol and University of Cambridge. Founded in 1583, Edinburgh holds 15 historic endowments linked to African enslavement and 12 tied to British colonialism in India, Singapore, and South Africa. Some remain active, the review said. "We cannot have a selective memory about our past, focusing only on the historical achievements which make us feel proud," the university's principal Peter Mathieson said. "We are right to address its complexities too." The report said that between 1750 and 1850 the university served as a "haven" for professors and alumni who promoted ideas of African inferiority and played an "outsized role" in developing racial pseudo-sciences that justified slavery and colonial expansion. Among the review's recommendations were the creation of a research and community centre focused on racism, colonialism, and anti-Black violence, and action to address under-representation of Black staff and students, degree awarding disparities and support barriers for those facing racism. As well as universities, other major UK institutions, such as the Church of England and the Bank of England, have also started to recognise how they benefited from slavery's injustices. Some activists and scholars have criticised such efforts as largely symbolic, arguing that true commitment to addressing historical injustices requires meaningful reparations, not just acknowledgements and reports. Calls for reparations have been gaining momentum but the backlash against it has also been growing, with critics saying modern institutions should not be held responsible for historical wrongs. (Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Alison Williams)
Straits Times
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Former champions Morikawa, Smith, Oosthuizen miss Open cut
Find out what's new on ST website and app. Golf - The 153rd Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland, Britain - July 17, 2025 Collin Morikawa of the U.S. in action during the first round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne/File Photo PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland - Former British Open champions Collin Morikawa, Darren Clarke, Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink, Louis Oosthuizen, Padraig Harrington and Cameron Smith missed the cut mark of one over par at Portrush on Friday. Australian Smith, the winner at St Andrews in 2022, finished on eight over, one shot better than Ireland's Harrington, the twice champion who had the honour of hitting the opening tee shot in the tournament. Major champions Adam Scott, Jason Day, Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed also failed to qualify for the weekend. Six-times major winner Phil Mickelson did make the cut on level-par, along with Sweden's Henrik Stenson who beat the American in an epic final-round showdown to lift the 2016 Claret Jug at Troon. REUTERS
The Star
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Celtic thrash Dundee Utd to seal Scottish title in style
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Dundee United v Celtic - Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland, Britain - April 26, 2025 Celtic's Daizen Maeda in action REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
The Star
22-04-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Union manager apologies after staff member sent off for throwing extra ball onto pitch
Soccer Football - Europa League - Rangers v Union Saint-Gilloise - Ibrox, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - January 30, 2025 Union Saint-Gilloise coach Sebastien Pocognoli before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne (Reuters) -Union Saint-Gilloise manager Sebastien Pocognoli has apologised after one of his staff members was sent off against Genk for throwing an extra ball onto the pitch which interrupted a last-minute attack, Dutch media reported on Monday. The incident occurred deep into added time on Sunday with Union leading 2-1 in the Belgian Pro League match in Genk. With the hosts on the attack searching for the equalizer, right back Zakaria El Ouahdi was set to receive a pass from central defender Mujaid Sadick but suddenly found another ball at his feet and stopped play. Genk players appealed to the referee and a Union staff member was sent off, though it was not clear from video footage who threw the ball onto the field. Union held on to win 2-1. "It wasn't planned in any way," Pocognoli said. "We are a team that always shows the right attitude on, but also off the pitch. I went to apologise to the referee. "Who it was? I think someone from the staff. Maybe a player. But I haven't seen the footage." Local media reported that the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) has opened up an investigation over the incident. Reuters has contacted the RBFA for comment. "This normally only happens in amateur football," Genk midfielder Jarne Steuckers told Dutch media. "It's not because of that we lost, but this is very unprofessional. You can do a lot to get a win over the line, but not this." (Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
