Edinburgh College and Heriot’s Rugby have announced an enhanced partnership which aims to deliver strategically aligned rugby and education opportunities to support the club’s new Super6 status. The agreement between the College and the club will see both parties strive to maximise the opportunities available to all involved. Heriot’s players will be offered access to…
College students demonstrated their sporting prowess at the inaugural College Sports Festival held at Edinburgh College, aimed at encouraging college students to participate in sport during their studies. The event, hosted by Scottish Student Sport (SSS), saw around 250 students taking part in a variety of sports including football, basketball, touch rugby, touchtennis, volleyball and…
Edinburgh College student Robbie Anderson has won a gold medal in the indoor bowls pairs at the 2017 Special Olympics. Robbie, who has learning difficulties and has just finished the college’s Entry to Sport course, went through the competition undefeated, claiming four victories from four matches alongside partner Raymond Brumley. The Special Olympics is the…
Former Edinburgh College student Allan Smith is heading to Chinese Taipei to compete in the Men’s High Jump at the World University Games 2017. The 24-year-old HND Fitness, Health and Exercise graduate was selected, along with 19 other student athletes, to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland as part of the British Universities and Colleges…
Ahead of their appearance at UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 the Scotland Women’s National Football Team attended a workshop on cooking and nutrition at Edinburgh College. The workshop, held at the college’s Apprentice Restaurant in Granton, was delivered in partnership with nutritionists from the sportscotland, Institute of Sport and involved the team donning aprons and being…
Edinburgh College has teamed up with Spartans Community Football Academy to give students new skills and confidence through the power of sport. Using the beautiful game as a learning tool, students are building core and essential skills through a partnership with Spartans. The students are on the Entry to Sport course, which supports young people who…
Edinburgh College Broadcast Media students have taken a huge step towards developing their professionalism by working with the BBC to film the Scottish Gymnastics Championship. A crew of 12 students worked on the filming of the recent tournament at Bell’s Sports Centre in Perth. Broadcast Media students have previously done outside broadcast work with the Scottish Rugby…