Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Introduction

Edinburgh Napier University is Edinburgh’s Professional and Innovative University. With nearly 18,000 students from 115 different countries, it is now one of Scotland’s biggest universities. The university also attracts nearly 5,000 international students as well as having a student population of which 28% is from overseas. The university has seen a 121.6% rise in applications in the last two years.

Quick facts

Website address

http://www.napier.ac.uk/

Courses
The University offers 700 undergraduate, postgraduate and part-time courses. Our courses are industry informed and combine the optimum balance of theory and practice, so that our graduates can ‘hit the ground running’ with their careers.

Areas of speciality
93.7% of Edinburgh Napier University students are in work or further study within six months of graduating (data based on HESA 2010). Edinburgh’s top university for graduate employability.

Confident Futures is an innovative programme of personal development created by Edinburgh Napier unique to Higher Education. The programme, which is available to all students, has been designed to promote confidence, improve self awareness and enhance the employability of students. Students learn about work life skills such as assertiveness, creative problem-solving, effective communication, influencing others, managing conflict and networking

We offer many work-based placements and internships; group projects where students act as consultants to real clients; employee and alumni mentoring to build confidence and enhance the soft skills of students as well as allowing them to make industry contacts; field study-visits which allow students to see working practices, design and operational aspects not possible in the classroom; guest lecturers from experts in their field bringing variety, personal experience and knowledge into the classroom; dissertations - especially those that are related to business - which foster opportunities for developing employability skills and require business co-operation and volunteering opportunities.

Edinburgh Napier is a leading, professional university committed to excellence in teaching, learning, research and transferring our knowledge to business. Our graduates make a real contribution to employers and to the economic development and quality of life of their communities. Our research focuses on specialist areas aligned with the present and future needs of businesses, ensuring it has an immediate economic impact, contributes to business improvement and produces positive effects for the economy and society in the future.

Location
Multi-campus university, based on three main campuses in Edinburgh at Merchiston, Craiglockhart, and Sighthill.

Craiglockhart Campus re-opened in 2004, combining stunning modern architecture with the historic original 19th-century buildings and offering a great range of facilities including computer suites, language labs and social space.

The new Sighthill Campus opened to students in January 2011 and houses cutting edge facilities that have brought together the Faculty of Health, Life & Social Sciences together on one site. The campus includes a five storey learning resource centre, clinical skills laboratories, an environmental chamber, a crime scene scenario room, three IT-enabled lecture theatres and seminar rooms as well as integrated sports facilities.

The 500-seat Jack Kilby computing centre at our Merchiston Campus is open 24/7 and students have access to online lecture notes and study aids via WebCT. There are fully networked libraries at each campus, and a multimedia language lab and adaptive technology centre for students with special needs.

Undergraduate students (2009/2010): 17,605
Postgraduate students (2009/2010): 3,072
International students (2009/2010): 4,902

Some famous alumni

Tavish Scott MSP, BBC broadcaster Catriona Shearer, photographers David Eustace and Colin Baxter and film director Lynne Ramsay are amongst the Edinburgh Napier University Alumni family.

Edinburgh Napier confers honorary degrees on distinguished individuals across a wide range of fields. Those recognised include Sir Sean Connery, J K Rowling OBE, Sir Bill Gammell, Prof Anne Glover CBE, Sir Peter Maxwell- Davies and Dr Lindsay Stewart OBE.