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Free Breakfasts for Students

2nd Sep Thanks to everyone who took the time to tell us what you'd like from the free breakfast provision!We've compiled the results into a presentation you can view below, and we'll now be working with the college on making free breakfasts happen. We've also got a number of jobs being...

Annual Priority Objectives 2022

31st Aug Every year in July & August, the ECSA Team is working hard to get the new Officers ready for their year ahead, and get things planned for when students return. We spend a lot of time talking about all the things we want to be getting on with throughout the next academic year and...
David Elder, President

Meet the President, David

23rd Aug Hi, I'm David, your EC Students' Association President.I have just completed an HND in Events Management at the college. I am a mature student who had to find a different career path in life after undergoing major brain surgery 8 years ago now. I find my brain condition more of a...
Luna Morrison, Vice President Activities

Oh look! It's Luna

22nd Aug Hi, I’m Luna (She/her), this year’s Vice President Activities!Much like my sister in crime and the VP Welfare, Skye, I’m Autistic and whilst this is a part of my personality, I by no means let it define me!I spend a lot of my time enjoying music, and whilst my music tastes may not be...

Welcome to EC: Freshers' Week 2022

19th Aug Welcome to Edinburgh College - it's Freshers' Week 2022!Freshers' Week is your chance to grab some freebies, win a prize, meet the Students' Association officers, and have fun! We'll be in the main area of each campus with stalls from ECSA, external partners and more from 10am till...
Skye Marriner, Vice President Welfare

Welcome from Skye

19th Aug Hi, I’m Skye (she/her), this year's Vice President Welfare!First things first, let's just get this out of the way. I'm Autistic, I also have ADHD so I can come across as quite strong sometimes, but I’d like to think I’m a lot of fun! I talk wayyy too much and often go on crazy...

Time for a refresh...New branding launch!

12th Aug It is hard to believe it, but 2022 marks our big, double-digit, TENTH year in existence!To celebrate this landmark year for us, we will be running a series of article, publications, and events throughout the 2022-23 academic year.To kick us off with a bang, we thought we'd make sure...

Join our online student community

12th Aug We've launched our very own Discord server exclusively for Edinburgh College students. This is YOUR space to ask questions, meet other students, and find out more about what's going on across the campuses. This is a safe space where every Edinburgh College student is welcome and no...

Results Day 2022

9th Aug Everyone at ECSA would like to send positive vibes to anyone who is expecting results today from the SQA. To say it has been a stressful year for anyone in education would be a massive understatement, so the fact that you kept going and get ot the end of your course is incredible in...

Go Green Short-Listed for National Award!

15th Jul ECSA's sustainability project, Go Green, has been short-listed in this year's Green Gown Awards for UK and Ireland.We have been short-listed alongside 10 other institutions across the UK and Ireland for the Student Engagment Award, recognising the impact we have had with our...
Photo of the new ECSA 2022/23 team

New ECSA Team 2022-23

12th Jul On the 1st of July, the new team of full-time officers started their 12 month term in office. We waved goodbye to Rose, Jordan, and Victoria, after their 2 years at the healm, and welcomed a new group of student leaders to take the reigns.David, Skye, & Luna have hit the...

ECSA Officers Farewell

30th Jun It is the end of the academic year and our current Student Officers end their posts too, making room for a newly elected officers for the upcoming year, David, Skye and Luna. It has been a difficult year for everyone with Covid-19 and restrictions in place, preventing...

Offices Closed for Summer

21st Jun We've made it - it's finally summer! Now that college has wrapped up for the summer holidays, our offices will be closed until we welcome students back in August.On the 1st of July, we'll welcome our new officer team: David, Luna, and Skye. Over the holidays, they'll be working to...

End of Year Report 2021-2022

8th Jun Since it’s June, it’s time for us to release our annual end of year report to you all!“As Student President, it's my pleasure to present our end of year report.After spending so long working from home, this year has seen the return to campus for most students, as well the ECSA team....

Pride Month

7th Jun This year marks fifty years since first Pride event in the UK. In 1972 a first official UK Gay Pride Rally took place which was held in London. The movement evolved so much through all this years giving support for all LGBTQ+ pepole across UK offering inclusiveness that everyone...