{"id":891,"date":"2021-03-08T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=891"},"modified":"2021-10-20T08:33:20","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:33:20","slug":"our-merchiston-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/03\/08\/our-merchiston-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Merchiston Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napier.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-location\/our-campuses\/merchiston\"><strong>Merchiston Campus<\/strong><\/a> is built around the historic 16th-century birthplace and home of our very own John Napier. It\u2019s home to three schools, The School of Computing, The School of Arts &amp; Creative Industries and The School of Engineering &amp; The Built Environment.<\/p>\r\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p>The history of Merchiston Tower (or Castle), which our campus is built around, dates back to the 1400s. 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