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ECSA welcomes new students to college

25th Aug This week our student officers Neal, Beth, and Cameron and our staff team have been busy helping new and returning students get started at college. Working with the college's Learning Development Tutors, we've been helping students get their computer accounts set up and...

Edinburgh College End of Term Tartan Touch Festival

5th Jun If you would like to enter a team into the Scottish Rugby Edinburgh College End of Term Tartan Touch Festival this Wednesday (7th June) please click the following link http://bit.ly/2s0zFYP ~ #ECSAACTIVE

ECSA-llence Awards 2017

26th May The ECSA-llence Awards are all about students recognising the amazing work that goes on in Edinburgh College, from lecturers who use their knowledge and skills to really add something extra to your learning, to those that provide support and guidance to help you get through college....
Lecturers on strike across Scotland

Lecturers on Strike across Scotland

11th May College lecturers across Scotland are currently in a dispute with management regarding pay & conditions and the union representing them, EIS (Education Institute of Scotland) voted to take strike action because of this. 4 of these days have already taken place, with a further 8...

Healthier You Month

8th May There is still time to sign up for the Health and Wellbeing Activities Pilot as part of the college’s Healthier You Month, which is now well underway and runs throughout May.  A pilot scheme of six activities  started this week beginning Monday 8 May for...

Scottish Student Sport College Cup Finals 2017

8th May Scottish Student Sport College Cup Finals 2017 Edinburgh College students arrived at Heriot-Watt’s brand new sports facility, Oriam, on Wednesday 3rd of May, looking to build on previous success in the annual event. We entered six of the eight events open, it could have been seven,...

Announcing the ECSA-llence Awards shortlist!

8th May After a grueling session where our student panel sorted through over 700 nominations, we're very pleased to announce the shortlist for the second annual ECSA-llence Awards! A huge congratulations to those who made it onto the shortlists, and to each and every one of you who...

Strike Update: Thursday 27th April

25th Apr As part of an ongoing dispute between the lecturers' union EIS and Colleges Scotland, another set of strike dates have been announced. These will likely cause disruption to your education, so please read carefully through the information issued by the college, below. If you...

DigiInventorsChallenge

5th Apr The #DigiInventorsChallenge, in association with Andy Murray and the Digital Health & Care Institute, and sponsored by Sopra Steria is on a mission to find smart new ways to help Scotland’s young people keep active, eat well and stay healthy and happy, now and in the future. We are...

Scottish Student Sport Boxing Championships 2016/17

4th Apr If you would like to be involved in the Scottish Student Sport Boxing Championships this month, please click the link below or get in contact with the Edinburgh College Sport and Physical Activity Coordinator, Ryan Mahoney on ryan.mahoney@edinburghcollege.ac.uk https://docs.google.com/...

Men's Football team into Scottish Cup Semi-Final

31st Mar Edinburgh College set out on their Scottish College Cup title defense on Wednesday afternoon against Moray College, who saw off North East Scotland College in the previous round. They arrived in the capital full of confidence, looking to extend their cup run, however it wasn't...

Touchtennis Varsity Cup

28th Mar Sunday 26th March saw the inaugural Touchtennis Varsity Cup held in Scotland at Stirling University. Touchtennis is an attractive alternative to the mainstream game, the key to touchtennis lies not in manipulating the ball with raw power but rather with deft stroke-play and chess-...

Edinburgh College link with Edinburgh Napier

21st Mar   Edinburgh College have teamed up with Edinburgh Napier University to provide more opportunities for students to increase physical activity and sport participation.  Free Jogging - Every Tuesday meeting at Engage (Edinburgh Napier University - Sighthill) at 12:10pm....

And the winner is.... meet your new student officers!

10th Mar The votes have been cast, counted, and we're very pleased to be announce the results of the full-time student officer elections for 2017/18. There was a massive 1,052 voters across the all the positions, voting from campus polling stations, college PCs and mobile devices....

Update from the College on the 8th March EIS Strike

6th Mar Today the college issued another update for students on the strike action being taken by EIS members at the college - lecturers, instructors and LDTs.For more information on the strike, and for some FAQs from students. please check our strike update from last weekIMPORTANT INFORMATION...