EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
Edinburgh Napier University is a modern, ambitious and innovative university located in Edinburgh, Scotland’s vibrant historical capital. At Edinburgh Napier staff and support teams nurture talent and create knowledge that shapes communities all around the world. Their innovative research provides solutions to society's challenges, Napier graduates leave ready for the workplace, and Edinburgh Napier have wide-ranging links with employers and business.
Even better, they have been regularly voted as number one in Edinburgh for student satisfaction in the UK’s ‘National Student Survey’. Edinburgh Napier University is a strong community of students and staff from many different backgrounds and nationalities, all wanting to make a difference in the world.
STUDY AT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
Edinburgh Napier is committed to ensuring its academic portfolio meets the needs of learners, employers and the economy. Its focus is on education and research directly relevant to enabling its graduates to secure and prosper in employment and that supports sustainable economic growth in Scotland and overseas.
Napier’s unique and practical programmes are designed in collaboration with industry links and are taught by academics and professionals. This helps to provide you with the practical skills and insights crucial for securing graduate employment.
These strong links with the industry allow the University to provide work-related learning for most of Edinburgh Napier students, from internships and work shadowing to live projects and experiences abroad. Helping people get the careers they love is what Napier do and with such a range of diverse study areas available, there is something for everyone.
SPECIALIST AREAS AT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
The University offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including Global Online which can be studied entirely online, and a variety of distance learning courses.
The University is made up of five schools:
- Business School
- School of Applied Sciences
- School of Arts & Creative Industries
- School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment
- School of Health & Social Care
Edinburgh Napier is the only UK higher education institution to offer a programme, titled Confident Futures, developing employability skills for the workplace. Supporting more than 500 start-up businesses, Edinburgh Napier University thrives on entrepreneurship. Bright Red Triangle is an extra-curricular enterprise that offers business support, consultancy services and social innovation projects, giving students, graduates and staff the opportunity to work with local businesses and community organisations.
LIFE ON CAMPUS
Named the best city in the world in 2022 (Time Out Index) and home to around 60,000 students each year (Edinburgh Council, 2021), Edinburgh is the perfect place to experience student life or build your career. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to the world’s largest arts festival every August, it is a buzzing, multicultural city, yet feels small, welcoming and safe.
Edinburgh Napier University has three campuses in Edinburgh, from the heart of the city in Merchiston, home to creatives, engineers and students of computing and built environment courses. To the green and leafy surrounds of the historic Craiglockhart campus, housing business and law students. To Sighthill, Napier’s newest campus, with advanced facilities for Health and Social Care and Applied science.
STUDENT SUPPORT AT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
The university’s support services help students make the most of their time at Edinburgh Napier. There is an international support team dedicated to advising and supporting international students before arrival in the UK.
Once enrolled, students will be able to take advantage of academic and study support, which includes in-session support for all international students to help with academic English and to allow them to become more familiar with the expectations of the UK education system. Students can also access a range of personal support services including counselling and mental wellbeing, faith and spirituality, and disability and inclusion.
The university’s careers service provides a range of support services and advice to students including one-to-one sessions, help with resumes, access to current graduate vacancies and more. Students can also take advantage of the study abroad opportunities and study for a trimester or year abroad at a partner institution.
EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY FACILITIES
Edinburgh Napier University is proud to have invested £100m to provide some of the very best teaching and learning facilities in Scotland. Based over three campuses, it offers a variety of innovative facilities and resources, from state-of-the-art recording studios to multimedia language labs, an environmental chamber for applied sciences, and excellent research labs and sports centres.
Napier offers industry standard facilities for learning, teaching and research. The facilities range from recently updated 400-seater lecture theatres, 500 seat 24-hour-accessible computer labs and new Active Learning Spaces; to top-notch Trimble technology engineering and building equipment, life-like hospital wards, and clinical skills simulation suites.
Located around the city, all three campuses are easily accessible by public transport and home to diverse, international, collaborative communities.
SPORTS AND SOCIETIES AT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
[EN]GAGE is the university’s state-of-the-art fitness facilities offering affordable student memberships. Facilities include a fitness suite, sports hall and access to weekly classes. Students looking for team sports can join a sports club through Edinburgh Napier Students’ Association (ENSA) while those looking for something different can join one of the many other societies on offer, supporting students throughout their university experience, and enriching your student life with culture, arts, sports and more.
ACCOMMODATION AT EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
The university’s student accommodation sites contain hundreds of self-catered apartments and are home to around 1,500 students. They are all well maintained and less than ten years old (built between 2014 and 2016). The accommodation blocks are all centrally located and offer great value for money.
There’s also the option of a renting a private apartment, and the university can still help with that, with advice from how to deal with contracts to making sure you’ll love your neighbourhood.
INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
At Edinburgh Napier, there are over 3500 international students studying on campus from more than 180 countries across the world. Every one of those international students has made Edinburgh home with each one adding a unique culture and perspective to the university community. With overseas offices, local representatives and an international team offering students advice throughout their journey. Whether you need help with your student visa, assistance with your application or want to find out about English language support, Edinburgh Napier University staff are here to help you every step of the way, in person or online.
WHY STUDY AT THE EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY
“The best way to know a university is for you is to get on campus and see it for yourself.” Fern - MSc Biomedical Science
But it can be really difficult for students from around the world to visit the university they are thinking of attending. Check out Edinburgh Napier University’s website for more information and any online events. Second best to visiting the campus, Edinburgh Napier wants you to hear from students why they would recommend the university:
“When I was looking at the job advert, I was ticking all of the boxes because of the work that I had done during my Masters at Edinburgh Napier University” Martina - MSc Marketing
"I highly recommend Edinburgh Napier as a place to study because the lectures and the teaching staff all want you to succeed and they want to help you do that." Annie - BEng Civil Engineering
"The good thing about studying at Edinburgh Napier is the ability to challenge yourself and test your abilities, because here you will reach your maximum potential." Gais - BEng Energy & Environmental Engineering
"The staff team are really tight knit. The class size is small, which provides a really nice sense of psychological safety. It just feels like a really positive learning environment." Eva - MSc Occupational Therapy
“If you’re thinking of studying at Edinburgh Napier University, I would definitely recommend it. I was given the opportunity to develop my interest, and actually grow a passion for something that I didn’t have any idea about when I first started.” Nailah – BSc Digital Media and Interaction Design
“Edinburgh Napier offered a great blend between practical skills and theoretical teaching, so my course was really hands on and focused.” Robert - MSc Architectural Technology and Building Performance
