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ECA students develop clothes for different body shapes »

For the first time ever in Britain, fashion students at the Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) have started designing clothes for a wide range of body shapes. Whereas before students used only size 10 tailors' dummies in their lessons, a set of size 8 to ...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Tom McCallum | Read more »

ECA Facebook forum to deal with student grievances »

Edinburgh College of Art students are organising action through Facebook to address concerns following the merger with the University of Edinburgh. A Facebook event page, entitled “ECA Student Forum”, has been created by ECA student presid...

Wed 18 Jan 2012 by Caroline Nguyen | Read more »

ECA merger with University of Edinburgh takes effect »

The University of Edinburgh's merger with Edinburgh College of Art has formally taken effect, two years earlier than originally proposed. The two institutions legally merged on 1 August 2011, meaning that ECA is now part of the university’s...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Katie Richardson | Read more »

Success for Scottish fashion »

This summer has been quite a spectacle for Scottish fashion. Edinburgh College of Art seems to be churning out some of the most promising designers of the future, with graduates Felix Chabluk Smith and Kyle Spires scooping 2 of the awards at Graduate F...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Jessica Heggie | Read more »

Third Year Painting and Photography »

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Jemma Craig | Read more »

ECA graduate wins M&S backing »

An Edinburgh College of Art graduate will have one of her designs sold by Marks & Spencer after winning a prestigious fashion award. Jett Sweeney, 23, was crowned Fashion Graduate of the Year 2010 at the Scottish Fashion Awards after designing an ...

Wed 20 Apr 2011 by Kathryn Richardson | Read more »

ECA: Painting over the cracks »

Senior staff at the Edinburgh College of Art received large increases in pay and pensions even as the troubled art school's finances deteriorated to near-bankruptcy, an investigation by The Journal has found. Financial records show that by the end of ...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

An artless pretense »

We report today what we hoped in our first editorial of this academic year was not the case: that it appears the decision to merge the Edinburgh College of Art with the University of Edinburgh was driven primarily by financial instability rather than t...

Wed 09 Mar 2011 | Read more »

Student elections 2011: The candidates »

In less than two weeks, students at Edinburgh's universities will be introduced to their union presidents and other elected officials for the 2011/12 academic year, and the campaign is already well underway. A total of seven candidates are contesting ...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

ECA election to take place despite merger »

The current President of the Edinburgh College of Art Students’ Association, Francesca Miller, has said that whoever is elected to the post following the current elections will play a 'vital' role in shaping the future of the institution. The te...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Al Innes | Read more »

Nude Sean Connery painting found »

A nude portrait of Sean Connery has been discovered almost 60 years after the former James Bond star posed for a life drawing class at the Edinburgh College of Art. The then body builder and Mr Universe contestant was approached by the College to work...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by Imogen Block | Read more »

Students criticise ECA »

Students at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) have told The Journal how broken equipment is negatively effecting their education, following growing concerns over the institution’s financial position. The Journal understands that, after being unreli...

Wed 27 Oct 2010 by Jen Owen | Read more »

Something old, something new... »

Located in the Grassmarket, Godiva is one of a kind. A perfect combination of old and new, Godiva offers vintage treasures, reworked retro, and more recently a bespoke dress making service. Fleur Macintosh, creator of Godiva, is most certainly visiona...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Jessica Heggie | Read more »

Merger proposal to be submitted to Scottish Government »

The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) have agreed to merge. ECA’s Board of Governors met on 21 September and agreed to the deal. Six days later, the University Court met and also consented. The full merger proposal docu...

Mon 27 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

ECA and Edinburgh University set to merge »

A final decision on proposed plans to merge the Edinburgh College of Art with the University of Edinburgh is likely to be made by the end of the month, three years earlier than expected. The academic institutions and separate students' associations ar...

Wed 15 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

A marriage of convenience? »

The circumstances of the proposed merger of the University of Edinburgh and the Edinburgh College of Art are not entirely fortuitous. Earlier this summer, we were promised a thorough consultation and told that 2013 was the earliest possible date for a ...

Wed 15 Sep 2010 | Read more »

Francesca Miller's statement »

When the prospect of the merger first emerged last year, former president Jake Rusby made sure students of all years and disciplines were consulted to produce the merger charter. This document highlights thirteen points of concern the students have, a...

Mon 13 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Meet your president  »

Francesca Miller ECA As the appointed student president of Edinburgh College of Art I hope to upkeep the atmosphere which I so much enjoyed whilst a student at the college. I graduated last year in Intermedia Art and am very glad to continue to be a p...

Sun 12 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

PURL »

Wed 21 Apr 2010 by Ian Rothwell | Read more »

I Am Nothing I Am Just A Man »

Joshua Loftin is a third year film and television student at Edinburgh College of Art, and one of 10 students at the college to have earned a BAFTA nomination. His short film, I Am Nothing, I Am Just A Man, was recently nominated for the New Talent Awa...

Thu 25 Mar 2010 by Hannah Knights | Read more »