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Info on EIS Lecturers' Strike: Thursday 2nd March
27th Feb Background to the StrikeThe recognised trade Union for college teaching staff, EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland), have voted to take strike action, starting with a 1 day strike on Thursday the 2nd of March 2017.This is a local strike, specific to Edinburgh College, and, if the...
Meet your election candidates!
23rd Feb Nominations have now closed, so we're pleased to announce the candidates for the full-time student officer elections! Here are the list of the candidates and their manifesto's below!PresidentNeal BlackRyan CuffAlexander EdwardsVice-President (Sports & Activity)Cameron ConnerKevin...
Volleyball training
21st Feb Are you interested in volleyball?If the answer is yes, then training begins this week.When = Wednesday 22nd February 2017Where = Granton Sports HallTime = 1:15 to 2:15All students are welcome to attend!
Come and Give it a Go!
19th Jan As we're now well and truly into 2017, we're holding a series of Give it a Go sessions aimed at getting inactive students into activity! The Give it a Go sessions are designed to encourage students to participate in activities that are not offered through the college. Edinburgh...
Looking forward to 2017: Kicking off with Class Reps
19th Jan Happy New Year everyone, and I hope you all are well done and dusted with semester one and ready and raring to go with semester two!Reflecting back on the work we have done as a Students' Association in semester one and the possibilities going forward to the end of the year is very...
Class Rep Conferences November & December - ECSA Updates & Reports
19th Dec In this section you will find the ECSA updates the Full Time Officers delivered to Class Reps at the conferences in November & December outlining what ECSA have been up to. The November Conference covered everything officers had been up ot since taking office on July 1st....
Volunteer Focus: Jamie Wilson
19th Dec We're proud of the hard work that our volunteers put in, and we're keen to highlight their work. This month, we're pleased to present a wee interview with Jamie Wilson, one of our Class Rep trainers and the Welfare Exec Officer for Granton Campus. Over to you Jamie!If I gave you £40,...
12 Days of Discounts
7th Dec Buy your NUS Extra card here, for only £12! 1. Now TV, 3 months for £3.Keep the cold away this winter for only £3 for your first three months. Invite your pals round, gather the family or just indulge by yourself, but with the choice of over 1000 must see movies to stream, the...
Poetry Competition Winners Announced!
1st Dec Edinburgh College's first ever Poetry Competition for students and staff has now drawn to a close after inspiring entries from across all campuses and the winners have been selected by our panel of poetry experts from the Scottish Poetry Library.The competition asked students and staff...
Stand to be an Executive Officer
16th Nov Whatever it is you’re passionate about, why not share that with others? Each year the Students’ Association seeks out a team of volunteer student officers and quite simply, their job is to make your life better. Exec Officers could be out campaigning for better rights, or...
Are you a social drinker/smoker?
9th Nov In collaboration with Crew 2000, we looked at student feedback on how students are feeling and how much smoking, drugs and alcohol impact on your life as a student. As a result the survey we ran recently (Where's your head at?) we will be holding a pilot workshop.Where: Sighthill...
#HowActiveRU?
31st Oct Welcome to the launch of the Scottish Active Students Survey! Scottish Student Sport, in partnership with UK Active and Precor have launched the Scottish Active Students Survey.We are so excited to bring you some information on how together we are going to make this a huge...
Class Rep Conference - Granton November 3rd - GA 2.04
28th Oct The first Class Rep Conference for class reps at Granton! Location: GA 2.04 Date: 3rd November 2016 Time 12.15pm - 2.15pm Registering below allows us to ensure your attendance is recorded for bursary purposes. Though we recommend you email a lecturer or...
Class Rep Conference - Milton Road November 1st - M1.28
28th Oct ECSA's first Class rep Conference will be held at Milton Road. Location: M1.28 Date: 1st November 2016 Time 12.15pm - 2.15pm Registering below allows us to ensure your attendance is recorded for bursary purposes. Though we recommend you email a...