The Leith festival looks set to face a dramatic downsize due to public funding cuts. One of Edinburgh’s largest and most renowned festivals, it is likely to lose many of its benefactors, includingEdinburghCity Council. The event relies heavily on public and charitable funds, which are diminishing at an alarming rate. Edinburgh City Council is just [...]
By Kati Rawlins An Edinburgh nursery housed on the top floor of a seven-storey block faces being moved as councillors debate safety concerns over its fire evacuation routes. Westfield Court Nursery, in the west end of Edinburgh, has already been scrutinised by Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service, along with health and safety staff. City councillors will decide on Tuesday [...]
Tommy Sheridan, the founder of the Scottish Socialist Party has been accused of lying under oath during a defamation trial, along with his wife Gail. The Glasgow couples are accused of lying during the successful action against the News of the World in 2006. Both deny the allegations. Defence Secretary Liam Fox has scalded the [...]
A candidate for the Edinburgh Napier Student Association presidential election has withdrawn from the contest. Nathan Sparling issued a statement this morning indicating that he felt unable to continue due to the ‘inappropriate actions’ of the NSA. Mr Sparling also outlined his concern that he had received a ‘First and Final Warning’ from the elections [...]
Students at Edinburgh Napier University are to hold a series of protests this week over the removal of a student newspaper from all campuses. The protests will be held every day this week, both on campus and at the Scottish Parliament. The row centres over issues of press censorship and began after independent student newspaper [...]
By Myles Edwards http://mylesedwards.wordpress.com Cast your mind back to 1967. Labour were in power in the United Kingdom. War in the Middle East was causing conflict in the western world. Casino Royale was a box office hit. Mini skirts were the craze. Ken Barlow was strutting his stuff in one of the nation’s favourite soap [...]
By Hollie Hanlan and Kirsty Topping November 27, 2009 Universities across Scotland are to teach students how to circumvent the world’s most secure computer systems. Abertay University in Dundee has already launched its Ethical Hacking and Computer Security course and Edinburgh Napier is set to follow suit with a course called Advanced Security and Digital [...]
By Rory Reynolds Scotland’s Higher Education credentials received a major boost on Friday as the Principal of the Edinburgh Napier University was awarded Public Sector Director of the Year for Scotland at the Institute of Directors Scotland Awards. Professor Joan Stringer was given the prestigious award for her contribution to higher education in both the [...]
by Annabel Cooper Scottish universities are close to running out of special funds that help bail out students in financial difficulty. The ‘Hardship Loan’ or ‘Discretionary Fund’ is a life-line for hard up students but with borrowing on the downturn and part time work harder to come by, demand from students is up and funds are beginning to run [...]
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