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Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University
Arms
Former names
  • Napier Technical College
  • Napier College of Science and Technology
  • Napier Polytechnic
  • Napier University
MottoLatin: Nisi sapientia frustra[1]
Motto in English
Without knowledge, everything is in vain
TypePublic
Established1992 – granted University status
1964 – Napier Technical College
Budget£123 million (2015/16)[2]
ChancellorWill Whitehorn
PrincipalSue Rigby
Academic staff
802
Administrative staff
562
Students15,520 (2022/23)[3]
Undergraduates10,405 (2022/23)[3]
Postgraduates5,115 (2022/23)[3]
Location,
Scotland, UK
CampusUrban
Colours   
AffiliationsMillion+
EUA
Universities UK
Universities Scotland
Websitenapier.ac.uk
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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. The technical college was inaugurated as a university in 1992 by Lord Douglas-Hamilton, becoming Napier University. In 2009, the university was renamed Edinburgh Napier University.[4]

The university is based around its three main Edinburgh campuses: Merchiston, Craiglockhart, and Sighthill. It has over 21,000 students, including those on-campus in Scotland and others studying transnational programmes abroad and online.[5] In 2018 this included nearly 9,500 international and EU students, from more than 140 nations worldwide.[6]

Sue Rigby replaced Andrea Nolan as Principal and Vice Chancellor in January 2025.[7][8]

  1. ^ "The Napier Estate: past and present" (PDF). Napier University. 2007. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
  2. ^ Napier University. "Edinburgh Napier University Accounts for the Year to 31 July 2010" (PDF). Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Our history". Napier. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Facts & Figures". Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh Napier University Corporate Key Facts". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Edinburgh Napier University announces new Principal". Napier. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Vice Chancellor Sue Rigby – Bath Spa University". www.bathspa.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

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