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Second round of Class Rep Conferences are here!
27th Nov
Are you ready to provide feedback about your course?
It's time for the second round of Class Rep Conferences! It's incredible how fast time flies, it feels just like yesterday it was the first Class Rep Conferences.
At the last conference we discussed...
Be The Best You!
7th Nov Come along to our Healthy Body Healthy Mind Events! The week beginning the 12th of November is national Anti-Bullying Week. The theme of the week is "Choose Respect". To highlight this, we are encouargaing all students to become involved with our Healthy Body...
Be Bright Be Seen: Free Lights and High-vis
7th Nov Now the clocks have changed, it's more likely going to be dark on your way to and from college. Going home in the dark can be a bit tricky, which makes it especially important to look out for eachother on the road - whether you're cycling or driving.To help with this...
Free Cycling Training
2nd Nov Have you ever wanted to cycle to college, but not felt confident enough to cycle on main roads? Or have you had very little/no experience of riding a bike, but would like to learn? We have the perfect solution: free cycle training. We're lucky enough to have two members...
First Peer Support Society Meeting
29th Oct We're hosting the Peer Support Society If you're interested in being a part of the peer support group at Edinburgh College, then you have the chance to attend the very first meeting! We are holding four meetings across all of our campuses which will involve meeting...
Free sanitary products for all!
25th Oct So your period has started and you’ve had to take a pad or tampon from a friend. For most women, it's not the first time that's happened!This may have been as you didn’t have any on you or unfortunately you couldn’t afford to buy any products. This situation has to change!...
Fuel-efficient Driving Tips
17th Oct Improving your fuel-efficiency whilst driving is a great way to reduce your travel costs (and reduce your carbon emissions). There are a lots of small changes you can make to your driving style and vehicle to reduce unnecessary wastage of fuel, which can therefore lead...
Access Nightline Service Now!
12th Oct The launch of the service! Edinburgh Nightline is now open for all of you to access! Nightline is a listening, emotional support and information service, run by students for students. They operate a phone line and instant messenger service. These are both open from 8pm...
Weekly Travel Drop-ins
8th Oct Starting from Monday 8th October, we will be holding weekly travel drop-ins, where you can get travel information and advice, as well as an opportunity to get help with planning your travel to college. This could include (but isn't limited to) helping you to find and read...
It's Not Just You!
5th Oct Volunteer to take part in a social media case study launch! We are trying to raise more awareness around mental health to try and help reduce the stigma. We, as your student association, want to give you the opportunity to talk positively on your own experiences...
World Mental Health Day
2nd Oct Tea and Talk Event Join us for our Tea and Talk event at Sighthill Campus on Wednesday 10th October, between 11am and 2pm in Sighthill Atrium. To assist with raising the importance of taking time out to sit down and chat with your friends. Whilst enjoying a lovely cup of...
Climate Week Scotland 2018
1st Oct This week (1st - 5th October) is Climate Week in Scotland, and organisations across the country are organising events to promote their work in tackling climate change. Edinburgh College Students' Association is also taking part, and we will be running events to help...
First Women's Society Meeting
28th Sep Come along to the first Women's Society Meeting! We are holding four events across all of our campuses which will involve us at ECSA giving you a brief overview of the importance of having a women's group at the college and we'll have some brainstorming sessions on...
Jobs: Low Carbon Travel Assistant for Milton Road
27th Sep We are looking for a student to help us run environmental sustainability events and campaigns, as part of our Go Green project. This is an exciting paid opportunity to help educate and engage students on climate change and low carbon travel issues. The post will be based at...
Training provided by Nightline!
23rd Sep Are you able to listen but not judge? Can you give information but not advice? Can you spare a few nights every term to support other students? Edinburgh Nightline is now recuiting student listening volunteers. Nightline is a student listening service which is open at night...