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Hong Kong entrepreneur donates £500k to help Napier students »

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Wed 09 May 2012 by Jon Baldie | Read more »

Open Minds competition at Napier »

Edinburgh Napier University is giving students the chance to win £3000 to put towards their postgraduate degree. The 'Open Minds' competition asks existing or potential students to submit their ideas on how to enhance student experiences at Napier uni...

Wed 09 May 2012 by Jenny Kassner | Read more »

Napier university's women in SET to receive £600k funding »

A research centre based at Edinburgh Napier University has been awarded a £600,000 grant by the Scottish Government after its previous funding was rescinded by Westminster. The Scottish Resource Centre (SRC) for Women in SET will be given £...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Kirsten Waller | Read more »

Zanelli re-elected NSA President »

Students at Edinburgh Napier re-elected Tom Zanelli, sole presidential candidate in the Napier Student’s Association election. In a statement to The Journal Tom Zanelli said “I am delighted to have won the student elections for 2012 and it...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Daniel do Rosario | Read more »

Napier admits lack of communication over conference »

Edinburgh Napier University has admitted a lack of knowledge surrounding a conference held at the university’s Craiglockhart campus on 31 March which included a speech by controversial preacher Assim Al-Hakeem. The conference was organised by At-...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Amanda Svensson Falk, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

New initiative launched for IT interns »

A new initiative has been launched urging businesses to offer paid work experience to students in the IT industry. The project, called 'Let's Get Paid', is run by e-Placement Scotland, and is a collaboration of three organisations including Edinburgh ...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Tom McCallum | Read more »

Athletics: Glasgow edge Edinburgh to SSS outdoor crown »

On a day of such intense competition, it was fitting that events should conclude with a tour de force by the Glasgow 4x400m men's relay team. Their time of 3 minutes, 32.44 seconds was the last of a total of 12 championship records broken at Grangemou...

Tue 17 Apr 2012 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Edinburgh Student Congress meets »

It's no secret that local elections don't garner as much interest as their National counterparts. However, a new campaign organised by the Edinburgh Student Forum (ESF) is aiming to change that. The "Voice Your Vote" campaign will help train student a...

Fri 13 Apr 2012 by Margaret Sessa-Hawkins | Read more »

Lothian Bus fares look set to rise again »

Students could face higher travel costs following speculation that bus fares may rise again next month. Lothian Buses are expected to increase the fare for a single ticket from £1.30 to £1.40 and for a day ticket from £3.20 to £...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Jenny Kassner | Read more »

Whisky bio-fuel now a reality »

A company spawned from Edinburgh Napier University’s Biofuel Research Centre hopes to give a whole new meaning to the phrase 'drink driving', by using the by-products from Scotland’s £4 billion whisky industry to create a viable eco-f...

Wed 01 Feb 2012 by Paul Foy | Read more »

NSA launches '1 thing' initiative »

Monday 21 November saw a new initiative, the ‘1 thing’ campaign, launched at Edinburgh Napier University. For one month, Edinburgh Napier students have been asked to put forward one thing they like about the University and one thing they d...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Lydia Wilgress | Read more »

Livingstone diaries uncovered »

The once thought lost diaries of one of the most famous explorers of the 19th century has finally been transcribed after a Transatlantic team together with the National Library of Scotland used spectral imaging to unveil hidden words. Dr Livingstone&r...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Katie Richardson | Read more »

NSA passes new constitution »

Napier Student Association (NSA) unamionously passed a new constitution last week after two years of planning.  148 students were present at the student senate to vote in favour. No-one voted to oppose the new plans.    The Journal&nb...

Wed 16 Nov 2011 by Richard Morgan | Read more »

State of the Unions: Napier Students' Association "feels homeless now" »

While students' unions almost invariably fight an uphill battle for student engagement, Napier Students' Association has suffered especially badly in recent years from a general lack of interest in the union among its members. Although the association'...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Paul Foy, Leighton Craig | Read more »

Cutting-edge invention »

A graduate of Edinburgh Napier University has invented a product to enable pregnant women to shave their legs more easily. The patented device attaches to all standard razors and was created by Jordan Scott who worked on it during his degree in produc...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Eilidh Dobson | Read more »

Brand New Scotland »

Edinburgh Napier University has continued its quest to promote both the University and Scotland as a whole within the USA. Each year, second and third-year Graphic Design students compete to have their work shown in New York's ever-expanding ...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Jessica Heggie | Read more »

Edinburgh Napier to lose money in sale of Craighouse »

Property experts have warned that Edinburgh Napier University faces an uphill struggle to get a return on the sale of its Craighouse campus, after it announced that it was seeking a buyer for the historic buildings and grounds. In a statement, Napier ...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Pierre Thistlejohn | Read more »

SNP fund 1000 fewer university places »

The Scottish Government has come under attack as it announced that over 1000 less students would be funded through university this academic year. 129,733 undergraduate and postgraduate students are being funded for in 2010/2011, 1,066 fewer than the p...

Tue 14 Sep 2010 by Jonathan Baldie | Read more »

Napier to scrap popular communications course over "financial pressures" »

Edinburgh Napier’s Communication, Advertising and PR undergraduate degree is to be discontinued, according to a letter sent to students this week. The letter, from Programme Leader Mark Passera, stated: “The University has decided to stop ...

Fri 23 Apr 2010 by Mairi Thomson | Read more »

Crime gangs recruiting city students »

Students are at the centre of a large scale fraud investigation after an increasing number of forged cheques were deposited across the country. The Lothian and Borders Police Specialist Fraud Unit and the Serious and Organised Crime unit are looking i...

Tue 20 Apr 2010 by Adam Bell | Read more »