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Napier Archery aiming for higher targets »

Napier Archery: winning round sceptics with every shot fired

Most students don’t know about the university team which exists quietly alongside football and rugby. The Napier University Archery Club (NUAC) has its eye firmly on the target, however, and is having a very successful season. One visit to see t...

Thu 26 Apr 2012 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

Tom Zanelli unopposed in NSA re-election bid »

Napier Students' Association president Tom Zanelli has formally announced his intention to run for re-election, becoming the only candidate in a one-horse race at the Napier union. Mr Zanelli's term at the helm of NSA has been characterised by extensi...

Thu 01 Mar 2012 by Leighton Craig, Greg Bianchi | Read more »

Predators see off Knights in Varsity Cup »

Edinburgh Predators: Varsity Cup 2012 winners

On Super Bowl Sunday, the Edinburgh University Predators comfortably beat the Edinburgh Napier Knights 28-10 at a packed Meggetland Stadium. Billed as this years largest student sporting event in Scotland, the hundreds of fans who braved the cold were...

Thu 09 Feb 2012 by William Gael Pakianathan | Read more »

Napier staff unions blast "no pain" Principal over salary increase »

The main entrance to the new campus

The Edinburgh Napier University branches of two major trade unions have today publicly condemned university senior management for taking significant bumps in pay and benefits at a time when funding cuts have led to redundancies at the institution. In ...

Wed 18 May 2011 by Marcus Kernohan | Read more »

Why do Napierites stand small? »

Edinburgh University: badge of honour?

A University of Edinburgh hoodie is the most popular item sold in the university gift shop and will set you back £26. It’s not just an item of clothing - it’s a status symbol and tells people something about you. Going to Ed...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Carrie Lyell | Read more »

Isoc established book group »

The Islamic Society of Edinburgh Napier University has established a book group in order to foster a greater understanding of Islam. The group strives to address misconceptions and misunderstandings of the religion and its followers by bringing to tog...

Wed 24 Nov 2010 by Al Innes | Read more »

Funding council hits universities with fines for over recruiting  »

Edinburgh Napier University has been penalised by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) for accepting too many students last year.  The university received a £338,000 fine, equal to the tuition fees paid by government on behalf of the 194 stud...

Sun 18 Apr 2010 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Full NSA statement: Results to be announced tomorrow »

NSA regrets the delay in counting the recent election votes. The voting data are currently held by the University C&IT Services. No-one at NSA, including members of the Election Committee, currently, or at any stage during polling, or since, has had ac...

Fri 26 Mar 2010 by Nick Eardley | Read more »

Constitutional breakdown »

NSA

One issue loomed large over last week’s internal feuds and censorship protests which met the wall of silence surrounding the election battle of Napier Students' Association: the constitution. The original article which caused the paper to be banned saw...

Wed 17 Mar 2010 by Matthew Moore, Nick Eardley | Read more »

What have the union presidents ever done for us? »

Kasia Bylinska

As this year’s sabbatical campaigns get under way, The Journal plots the current presidents' original election pledges against their achievements thus far. After winning the election by a narrow margin, one of the promises EUSA President Thomas ...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Unis hope for better showing in 2010 National Student Survey »

The National Student Survey 2010 (NSS) was launched last week with Edinburgh's universities hoping to improve on last year's poor results. In the 2009 survey, institutions in the capital recieved poor results for feedback in the exercise which gathers...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Katariina Rawlins | Read more »

High Five! »

Edinburgh and Deveronvale

Edinburgh produced an outstanding performance to demolish the Napier first team, who were out-classed in nearly every department by a fantastic Edinburgh team. Edinburgh's Callum Erskine struck first. Steven Gallaway was brought down on the edge of th...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Joe Ohlson | Read more »

Student Loans Company defends delays »

Student Debt

The Student Loans Company (SLC) has maintained it is not at fault for delays in loan payments at the start of this academic year, blaming late applications and a general increase in university attendance. An SLC spokesperson said: “Any student w...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Kathleen Oliver | Read more »

Cardle's Napier departure brings hope to QMU »

Cardle takes charge of a final training session at Napier

After three years at the helm of Edinburgh Napier’s top footballing side, Gary Cardle has decided to call time on his career at Saughton and step up to the monumental challenge of taking the reigns at Queen Margaret University, currently lingeri...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Graham Mackay | Read more »

Napier rout St Andrews to claim BUCS 3A championship  »

Napier’s 1st XI clinched the BUCS 3A championship in emphatic style by easing past title rivals St Andrews 7-0 at Saughton sports complex on Wednesday 18 March. Ahead of the game, St Andrew’s needed four points from their final two games t...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Mark Pryde | Read more »

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