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President's blog: "Welcome back"
28th Aug Welcome new and returning students! I hope you have enjoyed your summer and you're feeling refreshed for a new term ahead.It’s been a very busy few weeks for us at ECSA - we have been across all four campuses doing registration events. It was so nice to see some...
Welcoming New & Returning Students
12th Aug Hello and welcome to all the new and returning students to Edinburgh College for 2019/20!From the 12th to the 23rd of August, the ECSA team will be working across all 4 campuses to help with registration days for all new and returning students. You should have been invited to a...
2019 ECSA Annual Report
25th Jun If you're wondering what we've been up to this year, say no more! Our annual report details what we've been up to, and the wins we've made for students this year.It has been another incredible year for ECSA and as I am coming to the end of my term as President I am proud to present...
ECSA-llence Awards 2019: Winners and shortlists
29th May Students across Edinburgh College have been nominating their lecturers, LDTs, support staff and class reps across 5 categories. The ECSA-llence Awards 2019 shortlisting panel has met and we can now share the shortlist and winners of our annual learning and teaching awards!...
New Liftshare website launches for Edinburgh College
14th May We're delighted to let you know that we're now a member of Liftshare.com, which means you can now easily find people to share a car with to get to college! Simply go to https://edinburghcollege.liftshare.com, where you can register for free as a student or staff member. Once...
Student Mental Health Agreement Plan
9th May You said, we did! Following the launch of our Student Mental Health Agreement Plan at the begnning of February this year, we've now successfully met all areas of the agreement plan through our events and activities! Most of the criteria, aims and objectives for this plan...
Period Poverty Review Survey
26th Apr Free Sanitary Products ProjectFor the past academic year, the Scottish Government has funded schools, colleges, and universities to provide free sanitary products to help tackle period poverty. We've launched a survey to find out how you think this project has gone so far. ...
Lecturers on Strike: everything you need to know
24th Apr Strike action planned for Wednesday 8th May has been suspended.For further information, please see the college website.Lecturers have already staged 4 single-day strikes so far since January and are set to continue into May as well as escalating their action.This page is designed...
Have your say on walking and cycling in West Edinburgh
4th Apr The City of Edinburgh Council has drawn up plans to make improvements to walking and cycling infrastructure in the west of Edinburgh, including nearby to Sighthill campus. New paths and pedestrian crossings will connect up communities from East Craigs all the way down to...
Are you our next Student Trustee? Applications now closed
25th Mar ECSA is looking for an engaged and dedicated student to join the Board of Trustees. We are looking for a student who supports the vision and direction of their Students' Association, could this be you? If the answer is yes, then please read on! Below you will find the job...
Free Sustainable Travel Breakfasts
22nd Mar There IS such a thing as a free meal! As part of our Go Green to College challenge, anyone who travels to college by walking, cycling, public transport, or lift-sharing will get fruit, a breakfast bar, or a voucher for a free breakfast roll in the canteen. The only catch is that...
All Classes Cancelled: Thursday 21st March
19th Mar A fourth day of strike action planned by the EIS, the trade union representing college lecturers, is due to take place on Thursday 21st March 2019.All classes on the day are cancelled, however the College will be open for students to access all facilities and learning resources...
Wellbeing Fair
18th Mar Get involved in our Wellbeing Fair! We're hosting a mental health and wellbeing fair in partnership with Police Scotland! What's the main focus for the day? The focus is on providing key information on your own wellbeing and how to manage stresses at college....
#NoToUpsizing Stall
15th Mar Join in with the Food Standards National Campaign! We're hosting a stall in partnership with Food Standards to deliver there national #NoToUpsizing campaign! What's the main focus for the day? The day will focus on addressing the serious issue of the campaign in...
Elections '19: Congratulations to our new student officers!
8th Mar After a long, hard week of campaigning, we're very pleased to announce the results of the 2019 ECSA Full-time Officer Elections!Firstly, a thanks to the hundreds of students who took the time to vote - your choice has given the Students' Association a new direction for the...