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Join our Discord server!

9th Feb At the beginning of semester 1, we launched our very own Discord server exclusively for Edinburgh College students. You can still join if you haven't already!This is YOUR space to ask questions, meet other students, and find out more about what's going on across the campuses. This...

Mario Kart Gaming Tournament!

25th Jan Brought to you by the Games Society, we are proud to announce our latest gaming tournament that we are hosting! We will be hosting a Mario Kart Tournament! It will be held atThe Atrium, at Sighthill Campus, at 4pm, on Thursday the 9th of February. All students are...

Coming soon: EC Students’ Association Elections 2023!

12th Jan EC Students’ Association is run by a team of elected students, also known as full-time officers. Every year we run elections to vote for a new team, and that’s why we need you!We are here to represent all students across the four campuses of Edinburgh College, which has to be open to...

Help support your local Food Bank

12th Jan Here at EC Students' Association we have teamed up with the Edinburgh Food Project and the Trussell Trust to become collection sites for their Food Banks.  Each campus will have a collection point at reception where you can donate dry goods that will then be collected and made up...

Welcome back to college: Tips for 2023!

4th Jan Welcome back to college! It's great to see everyone returning to campus after the holiday break. We hope you had a chance to rest, relax, and recharge over the past few weeks.As you settle back into your routines and hit the ground running in the new year, remember to take some time to...

We're wrapping up for Christmas!

9th Dec Merry Christmas from all of us at EC Students' Association!The Christmas break is fast approaching, and College campuses will closed for the Christmas break on Tuesday the 20th of December at 6pm and will reopen on Wednesday the 4th January 2023. Our offices are closing on the 19th of...

Have yourself a Sustainable Festive Season!

9th 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,...

An all-new Gaming Tournament!

7th Dec Brought to you by the Games Society, we are proud to announce our all-new gaming tournament that we are hosting! We will be hosting a Gang Beasts Tournament! It will be held atThe Hub, at Granton Campus, at 3pm, on Wednesday the 14th of December All students are welcome to...

Jobs: Student Destination Interviewers

7th Dec Student Destination InterviewersHours per week: 15 hours guaranteed over a 3 week period. Hours are flexible depending on your College timetablePay rate: Approx. £10.50 per hourContract: Term timeLocation of work: OnlineNote that you will be completing your hours remotely and you...

Highly Commended at the CDN Awards 2022!

2nd Dec Edinburgh College Students' Association (ECSA) was highly commended at the College Development Network Awards 2022 for its joint work with Edinburgh College for successfully engaging students in Sustainability through the introduction of Sustainable Education Week and for the successes...

Your story - tell us and get a £30 voucher!

28th Nov We want to celebrate the diversity of our students and capture your story of how you got here, and what your future holds. As part of our 10th birthday celebrations, we want to take some time to write about what it is really like to be an Edinburgh College student in 2022. So, we...

Big Merch Sale Ends Soon!

11th Nov Bag yourself a bargain and get kitted out in the latest EC Students' Association merch!Our Redbubble Shop has a big sale on at the moment, with up to 60% off across the site. That means you can get yourself a branded hoodie for just £18.49 or a branded t-shirt for aless than a tenner...

ECSA Highly Commended in UK & Ireland Awards

9th Nov Edinburgh College Students’ Association (ECSA) has been highly commended at the Green Gown UK and Ireland Awards 2022 for the success of its Go Green project over the past two years. ECSA was highly commended in the Student Engagement category of the awards finals which were...
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Wellbeing Fair

24th Oct Luna your VP Activities and Skye your VP Welfare are proud to announce ECSA Wellbeing Fair!Asking for help can be hard it takes a lot of strength and courage to speak up and it's even harder finding out who you're supposed to talk to! So we decided to eliminate at least one of those...
Community Fridges return

Free food available weekly from our Community Fridge!

21st Oct We are delighted to finally announce that our Community Fridges will be back open on all campuses in the next couple of weeks!We have been working away on getting things organised, including a new team of student-staff to help run the Go Green Hubs on every campus! The Community...