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Scottish Surfing: Riding the wave from Tahiti to Edinburgh

Scottish Surfing: Riding the wave from Tahiti to Edinburgh Surfing isn’t probably the first thing you think of when you think about Scotland. Cold north seas and a people known for their kilts rather than their wetsuits come more to mind. Still, there’s a surprising popularity for the sport here and a growing uptake to […]

World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day This year on the 20th of June the UK will celebrate the 25th annual World Refugee Day, a day in which we honour the bravery of refugees who have had to flee their country in search of a better life, and we celebrate the contributions they make to society. Organised by the […]

Loneliness Awareness Week

Loneliness Awareness Week   Being alone and feeling alone can be two very different experiences altogether. Loneliness can manifest in various stages, events, and occurrences in our lives – even when we are surrounded by others. Life’s experiences and stages where we may be vulnerable to feeling lonely can include going through a break-up, bereavement, […]

Welcome to Edinburgh Napier Libraries Trimester 3 2026

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

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 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

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, […]

Bringing back your lapsafe laptop

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 […]

World Theatre Day

World Theatre Day Established by the International Theatre Institute (ITI) in 1962, World Theatre Day is a global celebration of the power of theatre in bringing people together. Held in a different country every year, the ITI work with the major theatre association of the host country to stage a festival celebrating the traditional national […]

World Maths Day

World Maths Day Today is World Maths Day and we want to celebrate Maths Plus Something is energising about a day that brings the whole world together through numbers—and that’s exactly what World Maths Day is all about. Unlike the usual image of maths as quiet, solitary work, World Maths Day flips the script. It […]

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