Tag: Edinburgh Napier University
Speedway – Monarchs launch their season with new show
Edinburgh Monarchs host their 2020 Season Launch Show on Thursday March 19 (7.30pm) at the Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre (The Egg) at Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus.
The new-look team will look ahead to an...
Preview screening of Dark Waters at The Cameo on Tuesday
On Tuesday there will be a special preview screening of Dark Waters starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway followed by a panel discussion.
Experts will debate controversial ‘forever chemicals’ and the threat they pose...
How to get maximum return from an ethical investment
Ethical investment funds are increasingly popular, with younger generations placing greater emphasis on a socially responsible approach to investing.
Big investors like pension funds are also seeking to back an ethical stance.
However, can you really...
Hearts Women link-up with Edinburgh Napier University
Hearts has
joined forces with Edinburgh Napier University to launch a partnership that
aims to inspire their women players to pursue a higher education alongside
their career in football.
The
Tynecastle side has signed up with Napier University’s Dual...
Performance Academy Launched by Edinburgh Napier University and Cricket Scotland
The Cricket Scotland Performance Academy, launched today (26 November), will support the development of young male and female cricketers and encourage the continuing development of the sport across the country. It will use Edinburgh...
Edinburgh Napier record a Scottish university first
Edinburgh Napier University is the first in Scotland to achieve a gold award from the Ministry of Defence for offering increased educational opportunities to ex-service personnel.
The university also works with local schools, including Colinton...
Kasey graduates with distinction today at Edinburgh Napier graduation
DETERMINED Kasey Johnson used a freak accident in which she lost a leg as inspiration to build a new career.
The 27-year-old suffered life-changing injuries after being crushed when a storm brought down a 60ft...
Scotland must become ‘fairer society’ says Minister
Scotland can tackle the challenges posed by an era of rapid technological development.
That’s the view of Jamie Hepburn MSP, the Business Minister, who said there was a determination not to repeat the mistakes of...
Rory’s following in Grandpa’s footsteps
A young journalist graduated earlier this week from the university course shaped by his inspirational grandfather, which has given generations of talented Scots a pathway into the news industry.
Former Scottish Daily Express feature writer...
Women scientists get on their soapbox this weekend
Female researchers from across Scotland will take to their soapboxes on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile on Saturday 8 June 2019 to share their passion for science.
Soapbox Science was set up to bring science to public spaces,...
Edinburgh Napier gets funding for health projects
A total of £772,000 has been awarded to Edinburgh Napier University for three key health projects.
The grants from the Chief Scientist Office part of the Scottish Government have been awarded to treat psychosis,...
Barbara Kidd to head University Fundraising Strategy
Edinburgh Napier University graduate, Barbara Kidd, has returned to her old university to take charge of the fundraising campaigns which will reinforce the quality of its teaching programmes.
Based at the Sighthill campus, she moves...
Bright Red Sparks award ceremony held in Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier University's Bright Red Sparks awards recognise innovation and services by start-ups and fledgling companies.
There are six winners chosen from a shortlist of 16, with two judging rounds one of which was...
Postgraduate photography programme begins this September at Edinburgh Napier
Edinburgh Napier University is adding to its creative portfolio with a new postgraduate programme in Photography.
The new programme – which will be taught within the University’s School of Arts and Creative Industries – will...
Linlithgow pupils top of class in Lothians business awards
Linlithgow Academy were the best overall company in a young entrepreneurs award for schools from across the Lothians.
Wicks 'n' Wax topped the list of 14 individual awards which attracted around 150 students and 18...
HUB for SUCCESS launches tomorrow
All the universities and colleges in Edinburgh have combined to help those who have been in care have increased opportunities in education.
The HUB for SUCCESS will launch tomorrow and will try to buck...
Napier Photo Collective Silent Auction
Napier Photo Collective cordially invite you to be their guest for a silent photo auction they are hosting on the 17th of December.
Each year a group of graduating photography students from Edinburgh Napier University...
Theatrical work at Edinburgh Napier University highlighting war trauma
A new theatrical work to be staged next week at Craiglockhart Chapel at Edinburgh Napier University will highlight the causes and effect of shellshock.
The university's School of Arts and Creative Industries commissioned the special...
Former printer begins a career in nursing at 50.
After being made redundant three times, once on Christmas Eve, former City & Guilds qualified printer, David Easton, was forced to rethink his career plans.
A decade on, he has got a significant amount of...
American graduate fell in love with the Meadows Tennis Club
At a graduation ceremony at the Usher Hall earlier one of the graduates achieved an MSc in International Tourism Management. She won her place on the course in a Destination Edinburgh competition.
Her video love...
Opinion – Increasing the speed limit won’t get traffic moving faster
by Richard Llewellyn Lecturer in Transportation Engineering, Edinburgh Napier University
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Richard Llewellyn, Edinburgh Napier University
The UK should raise its motorway speed limit for cars and vans to 80mph as a way of increasing national productivity, a...
The Fringe show that is literally rubbish…
A good review is sought after by nearly all Edinburgh Festival Fringe performers but one Edinburgh Napier student wouldn’t take offence to someone describing her show as rubbish.
Chloe Martina Salvi, a Lighting Design student from Edinburgh Napier’s School...
Honours Award for Curling’s Bruce Mouat
Multiple curling champion collects 1st Class Honours.
Bruce Mouat, on of the countries top curlers, revealed a second talent as he graduated on Friday with a First Class honours degree.
The 23-year-old has racked up a...
Former Commando graduates with First Class BA (Honours) in Television
A former Royal Marines Commando has driven a taxi for nine years to pay his way through university as he bids to become an established TV documentary maker.
Edinburgh Napier mature student Matt Jones, 51, has...
Jim Haynes – The Father of Social Networking
Unless you were there, it is hard to imagine what post- war Edinburgh was like in the early 1960s. A profoundly middle-class city, it was dominated by an almost unimaginable veneer of propriety and professional respectability -...
Edinburgh Napier student calls for more to join Young Leaders’ programme
Edinburgh Napier University student Benjamin Lang spoke at the 2018 Youth Climate Summit at the Glasgow Concert Hall last weekend, sharing the stage with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Benjamin answered a call from the 2050 Climate...
Edinburgh Napier University Cyber Academy offer training against security threats
A new centre at Edinburgh Napier University will offer companies a way of training staff to deal with crippling cyber attacks on websites.
Industry guests were shown how the SOCLAB centre at Edinburgh Napier’s Cyber...
More houses needed everywhere says Edinburgh Napier lecturer
The world needs to build more than two billion new homes over the next 80 years
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Sean Smith, Edinburgh Napier University
By the end of this century, the world’s population will have increased by half –...
Comment – Jonathan Cowie of Edinburgh Napier University – Nationalisation of the railways
Britain's railways were nationalised 70 years ago – let's not do it again
No backtracking.
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Jonathan Cowie, Edinburgh Napier University
It is 70 years since the era of public rail ownership began in Great...
Top £10,000 award scooped by Napier University Graduates
Scottish EDGE competition rewards start-ups with roots in Edinburgh Napier
Two entrepreneurs whose start-up ideas were brought to life during their time with Edinburgh Napier have both scooped a top funding award.
Edinburgh Napier graduates Sydney...
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