LLM/MSc students at The University of Edinburgh are petitioning to extend the essay deadlines from April 18th to the end of the April for two reasons:

1. To support our University staff, who deserve to have April off to focus on their own academic work (as has been customary for a number of years).

2. The quality of our work will better reflect our abilities if the deadline is extended. While we acknowledge that it is not impossible for us to write 15,000 words in three weeks, we collectively feel that to expect students to produce three Masters level essays to the absolute best of our ability in three weeks is unreasonable.

Please sign this petition with your name and student number so we can verify that all signatures are from current LLM/MSc students. However, if you do not feel comfortable signing your name, you may sign with your student number alone.