Festival and Event Management

Silver ‘Cutting Edge Research Award’ for ENU researchers’ contribution to Event Studies

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An Edinburgh Napier University research team is the winner of the Silver 2023 Award for Cutting Edge Research in Event Studies. The team won the award for their paper published in Event Management, the leading international journal for the study…
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Edinburgh Napier celebrates success at the Scottish Events Awards 2023

Edinburgh Napier celebrated success at the recent Scottish Events Awards, winning two awards! Undergraduate students Gabriele Lopataite, Iona Watt, Imogen Wilkinson & Iolanda Ghironi received the award for ‘Best Student-Led Event’… and MSc International Festival & Event Management graduate Paul…
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Edinburgh Napier hosts the annual British Council’s Creative Leadership Programme in partnership with Counterculture LLP

Group picture outside the V&A Dundee showing the cultural leaders with Professors Jane Ali Knight and Gary Kerr

In a society that is constantly evolving, and becoming more technologically savvy, there is a constant need to nurture skills such as creativity and leadership among individuals and industry professionals. Creativity is an important skill to nurture as it inspires…
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Edinburgh Napier student – Brodie Sutton – is winner of UK Undergraduate Event Management Student of the Year award from the Association for Events Management Education (AEME)

Brodie Sutton standing outside the Craiglockhart campus, holding up his dissertation

For the second year in a row, an Edinburgh Napier University student has been awarded the title of UK Undergraduate Event Management Student of the Year from the Association for Events Management Education (AEME). AEME is an international organisation that aims…
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The South Asia Festival Academy is returning in September and applications are open

a graphic with the headshot of a women and the words 'Work in the festival sector? Learn from experts. South Asia Festival Academy, with the British Council and the ENU logos

South Asia is one of the most culturally diverse areas of our world. Each country within the region is home to multiple groups of people with distinct languages, religions, traditions, customs, and consequently, celebrations. Nevertheless, Festival and Event Management is…
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The Arcade: Celebrating cyber and culture at the 20th Cheltenham Science Festival

Dr Gary Kerr standing before a sign that says 'Arcade' and a two in one LGBTQAI+ and Transgender flag

Cheltenham Science Festival celebrated its 20th birthday this year with eminent scientists like Lord Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal, rubbing shoulders with a diverse group of Young Changemakers to envision what a new world could look like at this year’s festival….
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An interview with Edinburgh Napier’s star runner – Jonas Müller

Jonas Muller running on a field on a sunny day

We sat down for a chat with Jonas Müller, a German PhD student passionate about the sustainable management of mass-sporting events, who recently finished 3rd at the Wings for Life World Run, running more than 63 km in just 4…
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Second-year Event Management students raise £5700 for charity while undertaking an assignment

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The Event Management module – part of the BA (Hons) International Festival and Management degree at Edinburgh Napier University Business School – tasks students with organising an event of their choice each year. Remarkably, this year, the second-year students voluntarily…
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New toolkit to support festival sustainability in Mexico and beyond

People at a festival

Running festivals and events sustainably is an enormous challenge for the industry. Waste management is just the tip of the iceberg. Practitioners need to consider multiple factors, which can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. The good news: a new…
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ENU Student Wins AEME’s First-Ever UK Event Management Student of the Year Award

Cameron Hughes standing in front of a stage at a festival's venue

Edinburgh Napier student – Cameron Hughes – is among the first four recipients of the UK Undergraduate Event Management Student of the Year award from the Association for Events Management Education (AEME). AEME is an international organisation that aims to support…
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