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Black History Month Walking Tour
4th Nov As part of ECSA's Black History Month celebration, we booked a private tour with Lisa William of Edinburgh Caribbean Association for the #BlackHistoryWalkingTour of Edinburgh!Thank you to the students that attended! I hope that you had as enriching an experience as I did. I have...
ECSA Spiking Statement
27th Oct At ECSA we have seen the deeply disturbing reports of spiking being on the rise throughout the country. As a team, we firmly believe that everyone should be safe when they are enjoying a night out.Spiking is not a crime anyone should feel the need to protect themselves from. The fact...
Engage with COP26
26th Oct For those of you who don't know or were unsure, COP26 stands for the 26th Conference of the Parties. In other words, it's part of a regular schedule of UN Climate Conferences, and will be the largest gathering of Heads of States to ever be hosted in the UK! When...
Be Bright Be Seen Be Safe
25th Oct Contact us for free items to help you walk and cycle safelyAre you wanting to walk or cycle, but are worried about how dark it's getting in the mornings and at night? We've got you covered with free bike lights and high-vis items so you can stay safe while travelling...
It's Environmenstrual Week! Switch to a plastic free period
8th Oct Did you know that a disposable sanitary product contains the equivalent of 4 plastic bags? Monday 11th October is the start of Environmenstrual Week - a week long campaign to call for eco-friendly and healthy period products to be available for everyone! This is a great...
VP Activities Blog: More ways to get involved!
7th Oct So, you're enrolled, you have managed to get into Teams & Moodle (eventually) and you have got to grips with your timetable... But there's more to being an Edinburgh College student than just that, surely?As your VP Activities I have put together a little list of some other ways to...
Black History Month 2021: Proud To Be
4th Oct October is Black History Month in the UK. Black History Month is an annual event dedicated to recognising and celebrating the contributions of those in the UK with African or Caribbean heritage.Throughout October we will be running a number of activities and initiatives, so make sure...
Share a car this October to Commute Back Better
4th Oct We are relaunching our dedicated Liftshare scheme - https://edinburghcollege.liftshare.com - set up to connect you with other students who are travelling your way to College. It’s quick, easy and FREE to sign up. Even better, every week throughout October you could be in with a...
Challenge Poverty Week 2021
4th Oct For Challenge Poverty Week we will be highlighting and sharing information and statistics about Poverty in Scotland. The Poverty Alliance is running this week annually to highlight that Poverty is a problem we can solve with specific solutions! We will be adding our voice to others...
World Vegetarian Day: Meal Inspiration for the Weekend
1st Oct The 1st October is World Vegetarian Day! Today we are celebrating the benefits of being a vegetarian and encourage you to reduce your meat consumption and try being vegetarian this month by sharing a few tasty recipes that the team here at ECSA love to get you started. A meatless...
Come along to our Climate Cafe
29th Sep ECSA is proud to announch the first of hopefully many Climate Cafes happening across campuses!Our first event will be on Tuesday 5th October at Milton Road campus from 12-1pm. If the weather provides it will be held in the lovely community garden (accessed by going past the overspill...
President's blog: Join us at the Climate Strike!
21st Sep On Friday the 24th of September, we'll be taking part in the Climate Strike and associated protest outside the Scottish Parliament to highlight the importance of Climate Change. We will be joined by students and student officers from across Edinburgh, and we really hope you'll...
Funding Tips
17th Sep Funding Tips!Funding is a very important part of the adventure into full-time further and higher education for many students. Whether you’ve just left school and applying for funding, or are a parent worrying about childcare costs, it can be very confusing knowing what to apply...
Part Time Jobs for Students at ECSA (closed)
9th Sep Student Engagement Assistants x 2Up to 10hrs per week (term-time)Flexible around your timetableAround £10 per hourWe want to reach more students and help them have the best experience possible while at Edinburgh College. So, we thought, what better way than to employ some students to...
Get involved with Climate Fringe Week!
9th Sep Pop Up Swap Shop @ 11:30-13:30 on Tuesday 21st at Granton, Thursday 23rd at Midlothian, Monday 27th at Sighthill and Tuesday 28th at Milton Road Try your hand at second hand shopping and pick up your new winter wardrobe for free! The Swap Shop is the place for Edinburgh...