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A whole day of in-person Video Gaming for students!
15th Jan Are you someone who likes to play games? On Thursday 15th February (in the February college break) we will be running an in-person video games day at our Sighthill Campus. The day is open to anyone, from experienced gamers to people who may not have played much but want to have a...
Calling all Class Reps
12th Jan As the New Year begins and everyone is starting to return to College, we're planning our next set of Class Rep meetings. We'd love to have as many Reps as possible involved in these meetings which are going to focus on how your learning experience has been so far, as well as some...
January Welcome!
10th Jan Welcome back to Edinburgh College! It's been a lovely couple weeks off, and we hope you got to celebrate the holidays with those you love around you.We know that for some, the winter break can be isolating, so we'll be hosting a wellbeing fair in the upcoming weeks to hopefully...
Christmas & New Year Closures
8th Dec Well, just like that, we are almost at the end of term, and a nice big 2-week break awaits us all! It has been a busy time over the last few months and we hope everyone has a relaxed and happy break over the Christmas and New Year period. We'll be 'wrapping up' for Christmas throughout...
Sustainable Christmas!
8th Dec The festive season is here - it's time to celebrate with those we love. It can also be the time for new resolutions, specifically new habits that reduce our consumption and help the planet for the future. If every one of us takes a small step into having a more sustainable Christmas,...
Fancy some Christmas cheer?
7th Dec All I want for Christmas is...Hot chocolate and cookies! As the winter chill settles in, Edinburgh College Students' Association is gearing up to spread warmth and festive cheer among students with a delightful Christmas stall. This exciting event promises to be a treat...
Wellbeing Fair
21st Nov Mental health and Wellbeing is important to everyone for a healthy and happy life.Here at Edinburgh College Students' Association, we want to help support students to have the best mental health and wellbeing they can, and show how many organisations in and around Edinburgh are...
Anti-Bullying Week 2023
9th Nov Monday the 13th to Friday the 17th of November is national anti-Bullying Week.We're teaming up with the Respect Me campaign, and the Anti-Bullying Alliance to help make a noise and make sure that everyone is treated with respect. We want everyone to Listen Up, take practical steps, and...
Make Your Voice Heard
9th Nov As part of our priority objectives for this year, we are working with partners to ensure the student voice is heard loud and strong at the next UK General Election. We don't yet know when the election will be, but we do know it will be held in 2024. Together, we are working on 3 key...
Act Local, Give Global: Christmas Fundraising Appeal
5th Nov Edinburgh College Development Trust and healthcare charity EMMS International are launching a Christmas fundraising campaign this December, and are inviting staff and students across the College to help raise money for a good cause.Christmas Fundraising Campaign 2023The 'Act Local,...
Halloween Competition
27th Oct Have you been busy decorating or dressing up this Halloween?You could win a £50 Amazon voucher!All you have to do is upload your photos to our form below and you could be in with the chance of winning! Examples: Rules are as follows:You can upload a photo...
EC Students' Association Officer Statement
26th Oct The recent and ongoing events in Israel and Gaza have been frightful and distressing. At EC Students’ Association, we are not experts on the region and do not imagine to have any answers to the ongoing humanitarian crises. We wanted to simply take the time to say that we extend...
Black History Month: Guest Blog by Nina Munday
17th Oct In order to mark this year's Black History Month, we've invited Nina Munday, Edinburgh College's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, to share her reflections on the steps being taken to make the College as inclusive as possible. Back in June 2020, as the Chief Executive of...
Lecturer Strikes Paused
6th Oct It has just been announced by the College in an email to all students that the lecturers' union EIS-FELA has paused the planned local strike action due to take place at our College next week (week commencing Monday 9th October).This means all classes will go ahead next week. All...
Watch again: Live Teams Q&A with the College Principal
5th Oct EC Students' Association hosted a Live Teams Q&A Session with Audrey Cumberford, Principal of Edinburgh College, on Wednesday 15th November at 12.30-1.30pm. All students were very welcome to join.This was your chance to ask the Prinicipal about issues at College that...