It is well known that being outside experiencing nature benefits both our physical and mental wellbeing, reducing feelings of stress, anger and fear. Being in nature, or even viewing scenes of nature, reduces negative feelings and can help boost your wellbeing by increasing positive feelings. Exposure to nature not only makes you feel better emotionally,…
Edinburgh College and partners were recognised at a national awards ceremony last night (Thursday 4 November), which aims to celebrate digital transformation at businesses and organisations in Scotland. The College won the Best Use of Technology in Education Award for Pathways, a new web app that can help students find their route to university through…
Edinburgh College and partners have been named as a finalist in the Herald Digital Transformation Awards 2021 for their work in support learners to access articulation pathways. The College has been shortlisted in the Best Use of Technology in Education category for the Pathways web app, designed to promote and increase the visibility of positive…
Throughout November, we’ll be promoting Wellbeing Wednesday as part of our EC Cares campaign to encourage staff and students across our college community to take time each week to do something to look after your wellbeing. Across the month, we’ll share information on how exercise can help keep you fit and improve your physical and…
Scotland’s Capital, UNESCO’s first City of Literature, played host last week to the first meeting of a unique European partnership group, The Story Valley initiative, to coincide with the Scottish International Storytelling Festival and the 250th anniversary of the birth of Sir Walter Scott. Edinburgh College, in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, welcomed Story Valley partners…
Edinburgh College has launched a new digital care hub, in partnership with the University of Edinburgh, designed to provide greater skills and opportunities to health and social care students in the Lothians. The Edinburgh College Digital Care Hub, located at the College’s Sighthill Campus, will equip students with the transferrable skills required to fulfil a…
What are colleges doing? 1050 colleges and universities from 68 countries have pledged to half their emissions by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050 at the very latest, impacting over 10 million students! Edinburgh College has signed up to the Race to Zero for Universities and Colleges, an initiative led by EAUC – The Alliance…
Edinburgh College is set to play an integral role in “one of Scotland’s most sustainable hotels” as work begins on a project which will bring a new facility to the capital and aims to address the recruitment challenges faced by the hospitality industry across Scotland. The College will work in partnership with the Edinburgh International…
Twenty-eight-year-old Alistair Stewart is determined to succeed in life after battling back from struggles with his mental health to graduate from College earlier this month with a HND in Events Management We spoke to Alistair, who is care experienced, to find out more about his time at College and plans for the future: How do…
As part of Care Experienced Week, which starts today, we’ll be celebrating work taking place across the College which highlights the importance of supporting care experienced students. During the week, we will share student success stories and signpost to information about opportunities for care experienced students to connect with other students and partners. This year’s…
Edinburgh College Engineering lecturers and experts from Edinburgh Napier University have teamed up to give local secondary school pupils a glimpse into the future with a workshop entitled Accelerating the Electric Vehicle Revolution. The event – organised by Edinburgh Napier and hosted at the College’s Sighthill Campus – included an introduction to developments in the…
In 2020-21, the College produced around 723 tonnes of waste. Of that, 448 tonnes could be classed as domestic waste which encompasses: 248 tonnes mixed recycling (orange bins); 184 tonnes of non-recyclable (black bins); 10 tonnes of food waste (green bins); 6 tonnes glass recycling; with the remaining 275 tonnes coming from construction wastes. In…
Thirty-six-year-old Mario Vinicio Velasquez Montalvan is proud of his achievements during his time at College and leaves with a HNC in Civil Engineering as well as the Chair’s Award for Academic Excellence in Construction & Built Environment. We spoke to Mario, who is originally from Guatemala, to find out more about his time at College…
Twenty-five-year-old Sarah Hay is delighted to be graduating after a few years of studying at College, which includes one year as President of Edinburgh College Students Association, and now leaves with a HNC in Social Services. We caught up with Sarah to find out about her time at College and what her plans for the…
Thirty-one-year-old Daniel Adamczyk attended College to gain the knowledge and skills required to have a successful career in Engineering, and now leaves with a BEng in Electronic and Electrical Engineering as well as the Principal’s Award for Academic Excellence in Engineering. We spoke to Daniel, who is originally from Poland but now lives in Port Seaton,…
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff and students across the world have, at some point, made the shift to home learning and working – and that’s been no different for us at Edinburgh College. And while we are gradually building up our on-campus presence in terms of students and staff being on site,…
Edinburgh College’s Class of 2021 celebrated the enormous achievement of graduating from their courses with a virtual ceremony held last week, Friday 1 October. Around 400 graduates from across the College’s Creative Industries, Engineering and Built Environment, Health Wellbeing and Social Science and Tourism, Hospitality and Business faculties joined virtual ceremonies hosted on YouTube. In…
Today marks the beginning of Sustainable EC, a week in which we look ahead to COP26, take pride in our achievements to date in reducing our climate impacts, and look forward to taking the next steps to achieving our aim of becoming a net zero college by 2030. Throughout this week our students will be…
Our students are now given a digital student card when they first enrol. This allows them to access college facilities and prove their student status. Primarily these cards come are displayed in a digital format and accessed via smart device although some students will still have a physical card with digital capabilities. This carries the…
Edinburgh College is set to strengthen its ties in Africa through taking part in a new TVET mentoring partnership with a group of colleges in Malawi. The VET Toolbox mentoring partnership, funded by the European Union, and managed by the British Council, sees UK institutions partnered with clusters of Technical Colleges in countries around the…
