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Napier students get new union bar »

Plans are in place for the building of a new state of the art student union bar for Edinburgh Napier University students. Napier students have been without a recognised social space since the failing and unprofitable old union bar in Merchiston closed...

Wed 09 May 2012 by Leighton Craig | Read more »

Napier University opens new electronics centre »

A new centre has been launched that will allow Scottish electronics designers to access design software for free. The centre is a collaboration between Premier EDA Solutions and the Institute for Product Design and Manufacture (IPDM) at Edinburgh Napi...

Wed 15 Feb 2012 by Brogan Donnelly | Read more »

Napier University launches online MBA  »

The Business School at Edinburgh Napier University launched an online version of its MBA programme on 16 November that can be accessed from a variety of digital platforms such as smart phones and tablet computers. This move is in response to the growi...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Stanley Liew | Read more »

Napier announce upgrade of city centre campus »

Edinburgh Napier University has announced a multi-million pound renovation scheme to its Merchiston campus in the city’s Bruntsfield area. This is part of the University's £100 million estates strategy which includes the recent opening of ...

Wed 30 Nov 2011 by Leighton Craig | Read more »

New sales division launched at Napier »

Edinburgh Napier University has opened Scotland’s first ever university sales division, in a bid to boost the economy and make the country more competitive in the global sales market. The project has gathered much support in the business community, mo...

Thu 10 Nov 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Napier Principal wins leadership award »

Professor Dame Stringer has been vice chancellor at Edinburgh Napier University since January 2003

The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University has been awarded the prestigious Public Sector Leader of the Year award. Professor Dame Joan Stringer received the Scottish Leadership Award at the National Museum of Scotland on 6 Octob...

Wed 02 Nov 2011 by Alexis Nelson | Read more »

Napier launches new Institute for Creative Industries »

Napier's Institute for Creative Industries was launched on 13 October, adding to the University's eight other industry institutes, all aimed at different key sectors of the Scottish economy. Students will be able to take advantage of streamlined busin...

Wed 19 Oct 2011 by Katie Richardson | Read more »

Napier teams up with Mobitel Sri Lanka »

Students will be able to access learning resources from over 5000 miles away

Edinburgh Napier University, in partnership with Mobitel, the leading Sri Lankan telecommunications company, is set to host the world's first virtual degree at its Craiglockhart campus. Students on the course will study organisation, economic and crea...

Wed 05 Oct 2011 by Kirsten Waller | Read more »

Degree costs continue to soar as Napier and QMU announce RUK fees »

Edinburgh Napier RUK fees are set to rise to £26,000

Two Edinburgh universities this week became the latest Scottish universities in announcing drastically increased tuition fee costs for rest-of-UK students from 2012. Edinburgh Napier University announced on 29 September that RUK fees would be raised t...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Napier and Hong Kong government mull whisky biofuels »

Edinburgh Napier University and Hong Kong have joined forces to investigate new ways of generating energy via Scotland's national drink. Donald Tsang, the chief executive of the Government of Hong Kong visited Edinburgh Napier University’s Biofu...

Tue 04 Oct 2011 by Caroline Nguyen | Read more »

Napier announce £26,000 RUK fees »

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Edinburgh Napier University today announced an increase of tuition fees for rest-of-UK (RUK) students to £6,500 a year. The new fees will affect students starting the academic year 2012/2013 onwards and puts the price of a four-year honours cour...

Thu 29 Sep 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

News Shorts »

Scottish public supports tuition fees - The majority of the Scottish public believes that students should pay for university education, a survey has revealed. The survey, commissioned by the Scotsman and conducted by YouGov, questioned 1,135 Scottish...

Wed 04 May 2011 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Edinburgh's universities launch new degrees »

Edinburgh’s universities have announced a host of new degrees to be launched in September 2011. The University of Edinburgh will be launching three new specialised law degrees, while Edinburgh Napier has created Scotland’s first degree in ...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Polly Dallyn | Read more »

Major shift in applications to Edinburgh's universities »

The latest figures have revealed a major shift in the number of applications received by Edinburgh’s universities this year, with the University of Edinburgh being the only university in the city to experience a drop in interest. Applications to...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Sarah Purvis | Read more »

Fractions appear in Edinburgh camp as Thirds beat Fourths in quarters »

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Last Wednesday saw four Edinburgh hockey teams attempting to stamp their authority on the knock-out stages of the Scottish Conference Cup. On a cold, wet February afternoon, Napier faced the tricky task of Robert Gordon away, Edinburgh University's 2nd...

Wed 23 Feb 2011 by Calum Deas | Read more »

Napier tops plagiarism table »

Official statistics have revealed that plagiarising by Scottish students is on the rise, with Edinburgh’s universities showing some of the highest figures. Universities in Scotland detected an average of eight per cent more plagiarism cases duri...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Polly Dallyn | Read more »

Discontinued course reinstated at Napier »

Recent cutbacks at Napier’s accredited Communication Advertising and PR (CAPR) course left students facing a lack of information from university management and concerns about the future of their degrees. As previously reported by The Journal, a ...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Edinburgh's track ambitions derailed »

Scottish University Indoor Championship 2011

Edinburgh University were the city’s major representatives in Glasgow last weekend, but the reigning champions could not resist the strong local team. In spite of Glasgow’s clear points advantage, Edinburgh can be proud of their efforts an...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 by Sean Gibson | Read more »

Sighthill opens to mixed reactions »

The main entrance to the new campus

Edinburgh Napier University officially opened the doors to its new £60 million Sighthill campus on 10 January. The re-developed campus is home to the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences, which was previously spread around other campuses....

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Daniella Alba | Read more »

New wristband monitors sun exposure »

An Edinburgh Napier University graduate has created a UV light-monitoring wristband that can help ensure people receive enough sunlight. After conducting a survey revealing that 50 per cent of children surveyed spent less than two hours per day outsid...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Caroline Nguyen | Read more »

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