Edinburgh University's skull room' highlights its complicated history with racist science
The University of Edinburgh houses hundreds of human skulls, representing a troubling history of racism, phrenology, and the objectification of bodies.
Edinburgh University had outsized' role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
The inquiry found that Edinburgh became a haven for professors who developed theories of white supremacism in the 18th and 19th centuries, playing a pivotal role in discredited racial pseudo-sciences.