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  Edinburgh University
Bars:
11 Bars - situated at 7 locations

Cramond Union - A place of rest, relaxation and heavy drinking for the Faculty of Education students. Cramond is popular with the sporting crowd and includes Ents. such as Anne Summers Parties!

Holyrood - Consists of a venue and bar called FBI, which has recently been refurbished. There is a general chill out area upstairs and a continental cafe downstairs.

King's Building House - This boasts a waitress service dining room as well as a huge bar. KBH is the social focal point for the Science and Engineering Campus.

PAMS House (Buccleugh Place) - For Post-Graduates and Mature Students (PAMS), is a small and friendly union. Events tend to be discos, karaoke and some live bands.

Potterow - This is the home of the EUSA offices, the Communications Centre, STA travel etc. It is a really impressive building with a glass domed area, filled with palm trees. It is also a popular meeting place. The bar downstairs is good for a quiet drink during the day, but a very loud one when night falls. The EUSA venue has a capacity of 1200. Wednesday nights tend to be good old cheesy music, while the weekends are reserved for resident DJ's from local nightclubs.

Teviot Row House - "The oldest purpose built union in Europe." It houses 4 bars and plays host to the St Andrews Day Ball. Beware of 'Teviot Fridays'!

The Pleasance Societies Centre - Built around 2 courtyards it has a 350 seat theatre and is home to 170+ societies!

Functions:
With so many union buildings and bars, there are social events to suit all types of tastes. The largest functions tend to be at Potterow and Teviot Row House. Potterow allegedly hosts the largest bottle bar in Europe, and opening times are extended until 3am on Club and Band nights. It is best to try everything when you go there and then choose where you like best.
Major Social Events:
The first formal function of the year is the St Andrew's Day Ball, which takes place at Teviot Row House. Everyone dances through until breakfast, to all types of music, but watch out for the casino, fortune tellers and magicians.

Other major functions include, Teviot Fridays, Potterow Student Night and Under the Duvet.

Clubs & Societies:
Edinburgh University has literally hundreds of societies! Apart from the usual academic or political societies, there are odd ones and downright insane ones! For example, there is an A-HA Revival Society, but even more weird is the Huggabugga Jaffacake Appreciation Society. Just don't ask....I don't know, either.

One I do like the sound of, though, is Pure Genius, or the Guinness Appreciation Society. The Conservative Association is one of the largest and oldest associations in the United Kingdom. The Labour Club is the largest political club on campus.

The home of Societies is the Pleasance Societies Centre, where there are 23 function rooms available for use!

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