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Net Zero Champion Award Winners 2022!

25th Feb
 Edinburgh College and Edinburgh College Students’ Association (ECSA) have been named as winners of the first ever Net Zero Award at the eleventh annual Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, held last night (Thursday 24 February).ECSA...

LGBT+ History Month 2022

31st Jan
 LGBT+ History Month 2022LGBT+ History month marks a time in the year where we can reflect and learn from those pioneers in our history who paved the way for us and pay our respects. It’s also a chance to reflect on how we can learn from...

Elections 2022: Nominations are open!

26th Jan
 The Students' Association is led by a team of elected students also known as full time officers. Each year they are up for election, and that's where students just like you come in!Nominations are now open and all current Edinburgh College...

Coming soon: Elections 2022

20th Jan
 The Students' Association is run by a team of elected students also known as full time officers. Each year they are up for election, and that's where you come in!ECSA is here to represent all students at Edinburgh College, which means what we do...
Image of Edinburgh as background. Text: Housing and Finance survey. Win an Acer Aspire 3 laptop.

The 2022 Student Housing and Finance Survey

20th Jan
 We're keen to find out about student housing and finances, and need you to tell us how you're doing! One lucky winner will be selected to win an Acer Aspire 3 laptop, delivered to your home. We'll be picking a number of winners with some smaller...

New Year Travel Pledge (Closed)

17th Jan
 Edinburgh College Students' Association are here to help you with your New Year resolutions for 2022!Do you want to save money or get active after Christmas? You can do both by travelling using more sustainable methods (walking, cycling...

Free Bus Travel for under 22's

11th Jan
 The Under 22's Free Bus Travel scheme will be launching from 31 Janury. This scheme aims to encourage greener travel patterns and increase opportunities for young people in terms of employment, education and social activities. If you are 5-21...

Welcome back to college!

11th Jan
 As we all come back to college this week, we hope you all had a relaxing holiday, and are recharged and ready to face 2022!We heard in the college update before Christmas that classes are going to be online-only for the next two weeks...

Go Green Hubs: Semester 1 Waste Savings and Holiday Closure Dates

15th Dec
 Our Go Green Hubs have been open on campuses for 6 weeks and we have already saved over one metric tonne of food and textiles from going to waste and helped create a circular economy across our campuses. Since November, our...

Jobs: Student Destination Interviewers (Closed)

14th Dec
 Student Destination InterviewersHours per week: 15 hours guaranteed over a 3 week period. Hours are flexible depending on your College timetablePay rate: Approx. £10.50 per hourContract: Term timeLocation of work: OnlineNote that you will be...

Make this festive season more sustainable!

13th Dec
 The festive season is almost here - it's time to celebrate along with those we love, and have a well deserved break. It can also be the perfect time to adopt new habits, to reduce our consumption and help the planet and people around us. If each...

ECSA Christmas equalties Parties

2nd Dec
 Equalities Christmas Events!Hi everyone!Semester one is almost over and Christmas is around the corner!We hope you have all enjoyed your time at College so far and you are looking forward to a well-earned Christmas break.To celebrate our amazing...

Estranged Student Solidarity Week

25th Nov
 This week marks Estranged Solidarity Week, for our college peers who are currently estranged from their families, I have a personal interest in this as I have experienced being estranged from my family for a brief time when I was 16 and studying...

Transgender Day of Remembrance

18th Nov
 This Saturday is Transgender Day of Remembrance, and like many of you, I didn’t really grasp the importance of this day. Through some light reading through a few community groups and on the day itself I’ve learned a fair bit about the day and...

VP Activities Update from Victoria

18th Nov
 Hey! It's your VP Activities here, giving you an update on what I have been working on so far in November. It’s been a busy month, but your FTO's have worked continuously hard to ensure your voices are heard. We collectively met with the...