Edinburgh College’s electric vehicle project has won the Green Fleet of the Year title at the UK-wide Business Car Magazine Awards. The 15-strong fleet of electric vehicles was crowned the UK’s best at the awards, beating competition from four other nominees. Electric fleet administrator Bob Murphy was at the awardsceremony at the Park Plaza London…
A design group made up of Edinburgh College lecturers, graduates and other designers has picked up a Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Award. The Blueroom Collective group, founded by Edinburgh College design lecturer Alex Gunn, was presented with the Designer Award at this year’s Scottish Culture Awards ceremony in Glasgow – dubbed Scotland’s Cultural Oscars. The…
Professional Photography Course Lecturer Jon Lee is celebrating after being named Lecturer of the Year at the Association of Photographers (AOP) Student Awards. Jon was presented with the Lecturer of the Year award during a ceremony in London, in front of a crowd of 220 professional photographers, students and lecturers. Nominations for the Lecturer of…
The college’s first ever staff awards took place at Granton last Thursday with 150 staff members from across all campuses attending the celebration. The event was hosted by depute principal Alex Craig and celebrated the hard work, commitment and dedication from staff across all teams. The winners were: Rising Star 2017 – Jennifer Mulholland, Travel…
Apprentices and lecturers from our construction team have been showcasing their traditional building skills to school children and members of the public as part of the Scottish Traditional Building Forum (STBF). Hosted by Built Environment Forum Scotland (BEFS) and running across 22-23 May at St Andrew Square, the event includes demonstrations by local apprentices and mini-masterclasses by the college team. The…
Edinburgh College resident electric vehicle expert Robert Murphy is among CEOs of major car firms and energy companies after appearing 53rd on GreenFleet’s list of the 100 most influential people. GreenFleet, a publication dedicated to environmental fleet motoring and low emissions fleet technology, published the list in its celebratory 100th issue of the magazine. Electric…
Edinburgh College songstress Rosie Nimmo is set to release new album Scrapbook this January, with single Clouds Colliding already getting national air time. The track was written in reflection of the current refugee crisis with all proceeds going to global aid charity Mercy Corps. You can listen to and download the album on Rosie’s website.…