Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD) Butterflies. Such beautiful creatures are also fascinating and very important members of the insect kingdom. This is ultimately what inspired a whole day each year being dedicated to learning more about them, the fundamental role they have in our ecosystems, their conservation and ultimately their significance in the world […]
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Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Libraries Trimester 3 2026 A warm welcome to any new students joining us here at Edinburgh Napier University this Summer. Here’s a comprehensive guide to our library services to help you get started. Library Resources Each of your courses will have a reading list, that you can access through the LibrarySearch (more […]
World Goth Day May 22nd is World Goth Day – a chance to celebrate all things gothic from music and film to fashion. It all began in 2009 when BBC Radio 6 Music ran a series which spotlighted different subcultures. Goth music was featured on 22nd May, and the event has taken place on that date each year since. There will be events locally, such as Midnight […]
International Museum Day The 18th of May marks International Museum Day, an event organised by the International Council of Museums to celebrate local museums and raise public awareness of the role museums play in society. Observed since 1977, International Museum Day is celebrated in hundreds of countries and tens of thousands of museums worldwide. These […]
The History of Sighthill Campus With the partial closure of Merchiston library upcoming, starting on the 18th, we thought we could have a look at some campus posts.So we went through out archive to repost a post from a few years, detailing the history of the Sighthill Campus. Enjoy. We are putting the spotlight on […]
Returning Items and Summer Opening Hours Are you a student with us who is graduating or leaving the university this summer? We hope you have enjoyed your time with us, and gotten the best out of our library resources and services as well. You may still have some books or a laptop on loan […]
International Nurses Day 2026
International Nurses Day 2026 What would we do without nurses? Nurses serve a critical purpose and role within the NHS and healthcare industries across the globe. Their roles are safety-critical and require a great degree of professionalism, initiative, emotional resilience, compassion and the ability to think on your feet. This year, the International Nursing […]
Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival Your Complete Guide to Scotland’s Ancient Celtic Celebration Every year since 1988, the Edinburgh Beltane Fire Festival draws up to 15,000 people to Calton Hill for a spectacular celebration marking the arrival of summer. The Beltane fire festival honours an ancient Celtic tradition that began on the evening before May 1st, […]
International Jazz Day For the past fifteen years, the 30th of April has marked International Jazz Day, a day dedicated to promoting jazz music worldwide and the role jazz music has had in shaping culture and bringing together communities. Officially started by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation) after being proposed by […]
Bringing back your lapsafe laptop Summertime is upon us – followed by the coming end to the exam and deadline season, hooray! You may have borrowed a Lapsafe laptop from us during this period to work on assignments, finish writing up essays and reports, or ultimately to study for upcoming exams and deadlines. If you […]
