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Edinburgh Napier University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Napier Dhùn Èideann) is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university, was founded in 1964, taking its name from 16th-century Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napier.
- 1550 - 1958: Foundations Are Laid
- 1964 - 1992: Napier Technical College
- 1992 - 2009: Napier University
- 2009 - Present: Edinburgh Napier University
1550John Napier, inventor of logarithms and the decimal point, is born in the tower house of Merchiston Castle.1958Merchiston Tower is saved from demolition; restoration work begins with the intention of integrating the medieval structure into a new college to be named for John Napier.1964Napier Technical College opens its doors to students at Merchiston. Courses included coopering, cabinet making, boat building, chemistry and engineering.1967Renamed Napier College of Science & Technology.1974Edinburgh College of Commerce merges with Napier to become Napier College of Commerce and Technology.1984 Her Majesty the Queen and HRH Duke of Edinburgh visit Sighthill campusand open the newly extended library.1992Napier is officially inaugurated as a University. Lord James Douglas Hamilton and Principal William Turmeau unveil the new University sign at Merchiston.1994Napier acquires the magnificent buildings and grounds of the former Thomas Clouston Clinic at Craighouse in south-west Edinburgh.1996A new Faculty of Health Studies is created within Napier University, following a merger with Lothian College of Health Studies and the Scottish Borders College of Nursing.1997HRH Princess Anne visits and formally opens Craighouse campus. A sculpture of John Napier by Ukrainian artist Valentin Znoba is unveiled.2009 The University is renamed Edinburgh Napier University. The University’s Building Performance Centre is awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education.2011 The University opens its new £60m state-of-the art Sighthill campus.2013 Professor Andrea Nolan OBEjoins the University as Principal & Vice-Chancellor.2014Edinburgh Napier University celebrates 50 years as an institution of learning.With more than 250 undergraduate and postgraduate courses and nearly 20,000 students from over 140 countries studying on campus in Edinburgh, online and at partner universities worldwide, we deliver meaningful, difference-making education and research for a rapidly changing world.
Edinburgh Napier University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Napier Dhùn Èideann) is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university, was founded in 1964, taking its name from 16th-century Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napier.
Edinburgh Napier is the #1 Modern University in Scotland (THE World University Rankings 2024). We have also been voted the #1 University in Edinburgh for overall student satisfaction for five years in a row (NSS 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024) and we are the top Scottish modern university for research power and research impact (REF 2021).
Edinburgh Napier University is the #1 modern university in Scotland (THE World University Rankings 2023) The top Scottish modern university for research power and impact (REF 2021). Nearly 20,000 students from over 140 countries studying on campus in Edinburgh, online and at partner universities worldwide.
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