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Edinburgh Napier University (Oilthigh Napier Dhùn Èideann) is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1]

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  1. 103 relations: Alan Fisher (broadcast journalist), Alba Party, Alex Salmond, Amanda Hamilton, Andrea Nolan, Armorial of British universities, Bahamians, Beijing, Blockchain, BREEAM, Brian Cox (actor), Bruce Mouat, Carol Kirkwood, Catheter, Catriona Shearer, Central institution, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, City of Edinburgh Council, Clan Napier, Craig House, Edinburgh, Craiglockhart, Craiglockhart Hydropathic, Danielle Rowley, David Eustace, David Hamilton (tenor), Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, Eilat, El Mafrex, Elaine Miller, Emeritus, European University Association, First Minister of Scotland, FreshAir.org.uk, George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Gordon Smart, Graeme Morrice, Hyderabad, Hydrotherapy, Jack Kilby, James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, Jamie Mayer, Jayne Baxter, Jim Dobbin, Jim White (presenter), John Barrett (Scottish politician), John Napier, Judi Dench, Kaberi Gayen, King's College London, ... Expand index (53 more) »

  2. 1964 establishments in Scotland
  3. 1992 establishments in Scotland
  4. Florence Network

Alan Fisher (broadcast journalist)

Alan Fisher is a Scottish broadcast journalist and war correspondent.

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Alba Party

The Alba Party (Pàrtaidh Alba; Alba being the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland) is a Scottish nationalist and pro-independence political party in Scotland, founded in February 2021, led by former first minister of Scotland and SNP leader Alex Salmond.

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Alex Salmond

Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician, economist and television host, who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014.

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Amanda Hamilton

Amanda Hamilton (born 1974) is a Scottish businesswoman, broadcaster, and writer in the areas of food, health and nutrition.

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Andrea Nolan

Andrea Nolan, is Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Principal & Vice Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University.

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Armorial of British universities

The armorial of British universities is the collection of coats of arms of universities in the United Kingdom.

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Bahamians

Bahamians are people originating or having roots from The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Blockchain

A blockchain is a distributed ledger with growing lists of records (blocks) that are securely linked together via cryptographic hashes.

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BREEAM

BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), first published by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in 1990, is the world's longest established method of assessing, rating, and certifying the sustainability of buildings.

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Brian Cox (actor)

Brian Denis Cox (born 1 June 1946) is a Scottish actor.

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Bruce Mouat

Bruce Mouat (born 27 August 1994 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish curler from Stirling.

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Carol Kirkwood

Carol Kirkwood (née MacKellaig) (born 29 May 1962) is a Scottish weather presenter, trained by the Met Office, and employed by the BBC, on BBC Breakfast.

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Catheter

In medicine, a catheter is a thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions.

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Catriona Shearer

Catriona Shearer is a Scottish broadcast journalist and producer, who was a presenter on BBC Scotland's national news programme Reporting Scotland.

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Central institution

A central institution (CI) was a type of higher education institute in 20th and 21st century Scotland responsible for providing degree-level education but emphasising teaching rather than research.

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Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is the professional body and trade union for physiotherapists in the United Kingdom.

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City of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Baile Dhùn Èideann) is the local government authority covering the City of Edinburgh council area.

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Clan Napier

Clan Napier is a Lowland Scottish clan.

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Craig House, Edinburgh

Craig House is a historic house and estate located on Easter Craiglockhart Hill, between the Craiglockhart and Morningside areas of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Craiglockhart

Craiglockhart (Creag Longairt) is a suburb in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying between Colinton to the south, Morningside to the east Merchiston to the north east, and Longstone and Kingsknowe to the west.

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Craiglockhart Hydropathic

Craiglockhart Hydropathic, now a part of Edinburgh Napier University and known as Craiglockhart Campus, is a building with surrounding grounds in Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Danielle Rowley

Danielle Rowley (born 25 February 1990) is a Scottish Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian from 2017 to 2019.

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David Eustace

David Eustace (born 23 November 1961) is an international artist and director, primarily known for his portrait photography.

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David Hamilton (tenor)

David Mulvenna Hamilton (born 22 March 1960) is a Scottish-born Australian operatic tenor.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University (Oilthigh Napier Dhùn Èideann) is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh Napier University are 1964 establishments in Scotland, 1992 establishments in Scotland, educational institutions established in 1964, Florence Network, universities UK and universities and colleges established in 1992.

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Eilat

Eilat (אֵילַת; Īlāt) is Israel's southernmost city, with a population of, a busy port and popular resort at the northern tip of the Red Sea, on what is known in Israel as the Gulf of Eilat and in Jordan as the Gulf of Aqaba.

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El Mafrex

El Mafrex (born Mfreke Obong Ibanga; 14 May 1984) is a Nigerian-born, urban gospel singer-songwriter, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Elaine Miller

Elaine Miller aka Gussie Grippers is a Scottish gender-critical activist, physiotherapist, and self-described women's health campaigner.

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Emeritus

Emeritus (female version: emerita) is an honorary title granted to someone who retires from a position of distinction, most commonly an academic faculty position, but is allowed to continue using the previous title, as in "professor emeritus".

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European University Association

The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 institutions of higher education in 48 countries, providing them with a forum for cooperation and the exchange of information on higher education and research policies.

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First Minister of Scotland

The first minister of Scotland (prìomh mhinistear na h-Alba), formally known as the First Minister and Keeper of the Scottish Seal, is the head of the Scottish Government and also serves as the keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland whilst in office.

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FreshAir.org.uk

FreshAir is an alternative music student radio station serving Edinburgh, Scotland.

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George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie

George Kenneth Hotson Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Baron Younger of Prestwick, (22 September 1931 – 26 January 2003), was a British Conservative Party politician and banker.

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Gordon Smart

Gordon Smart (born 31 March 1980 in Edinburgh and raised in Kinross) is a Scottish broadcaster and former journalist who was the editor of ''the Scottish Sun''.

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Graeme Morrice

Graeme Morrice (born 23 February 1959) is a Scottish Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 2010 to 2015.

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Hyderabad

Hyderabad (ISO) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana.

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Hydrotherapy

Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment.

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Jack Kilby

Jack St.

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James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas

James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, (31 July 1942 – 28 November 2023) was a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West and then as a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region.

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Jamie Mayer

Michael James MacKenzie Mayer (born 16 April 1977) is a former professional rugby union player who played centre at Bristol, Leeds and representing Scotland.

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Jayne Baxter

Jayne Baxter (born 5 November 1955) is a Scottish Labour Party politician.

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Jim Dobbin

James Dobbin (26 May 1941 – 6 September 2014) was a British Labour and Co-operative Party politician and microbiologist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Heywood and Middleton from 1997 until his death in 2014.

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Jim White (presenter)

James White (born 12 July 1957 in Glasgow) is a Scottish radio and television presenter, known primarily for his work with Sky Sports and Talksport.

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John Barrett (Scottish politician)

John Andrew Barrett (born 11 February 1954) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh West.

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John Napier

John Napier of Merchiston (1 February 1550 – 4 April 1617), nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.

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Judi Dench

Dame Judith Olivia Dench (born 9 December 1934) is an English actress.

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Kaberi Gayen

Kaberi Gayen is a Bangladeshi academic, author, and social activist known for her outspoken views on the oppression of minorities and gender inequality in Bangladesh.

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King's College London

King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. Edinburgh Napier University and King's College London are universities UK.

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Kyle Traynor

Kyle Traynor (born 27 February 1986) is a retired Scottish rugby union prop who played four times for between 2009 and 2012, he played club rugby for Edinburgh, Bristol Bears, Leicester Tigers and Gloucester.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a social democratic political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (colloquially known as the Lib Dems) are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1988.

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List of universities in the United Kingdom

This is a list of universities in the United Kingdom (alphabetical by substantive name).

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Lynsey Sharp

Lynsey Sharp (born 11 July 1990) is a former Scottish track and field athlete who competed in the 800 metres.

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Member of parliament

A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.

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Member of the Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP; Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba, BPA; Memmer o the Scots Pairliament, MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.

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Merchiston

Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Merchiston Tower

Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the 2nd Laird of Merchiston around 1454.

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Midwifery

Midwifery is the health science and health profession that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period (including care of the newborn), in addition to the sexual and reproductive health of women throughout their lives.

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MillionPlus

MillionPlus, formerly known as million+, the Campaign for Mainstream Universities, and the Coalition of Modern Universities (CMU), is a membership organisation, which aims to promote the role of "modern universities" in the UK higher education system; it describes itself as "The Association for Modern Universities in the UK".

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Miss Hong Kong Pageant

The Miss Hong Kong Pageant, or Miss HK (港姐) for short, is an annual beauty pageant organised by local Hong Kong television station, TVB.

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Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization.

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Miss Universe Bahamas

Miss Bahamas Universe or Miss Universe Bahamas is a national beauty pageant that selects The Bahamas representative to the Miss Universe pageant.

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Moray Callum

Moray S. Callum (born 19 November 1958) is a Scottish automobile designer who was vice president, design, for Ford Motor Company, having retired on 1 May 2021.

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NatWest

National Westminster Bank, trading as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom based in London, England.

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Neil McIntosh (journalist)

Neil McIntosh (born 16 February 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland) " " is a Scottish journalist who was announced on 10 February 2021 as the next editor of The Scotsman newspaper.

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Neil Poulton

Neil Poulton (born 1963) is a Scottish product designer, based in Paris, France.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Paolo Buoni

Paolo Buoni is an Italian British renewable energy advocate and marketer.

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Peter Hoffmann (runner)

Peter Hoffmann (born 1 July 1, 1956) is an Edinburgh author and former international sportsman.

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Pound sterling

Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories.

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Public university

A public university or public college is a university or college that is owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government.

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Queen's Anniversary Prizes

The Queen's Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education are a biennially awarded series of prizes awarded to universities and colleges in the further and higher education sectors within the United Kingdom.

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Renewable Energy Institute

The Renewable Energy Institute is the global professional and educational body for the renewable energy and low carbon sectors.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Screen Academy Scotland

The Screen Academy Scotland (A Skillset Film Academy) is a collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art.

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Secretary of State for Defence

The secretary of state for defence, also known as the defence secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Defence.

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Secretary of State for Scotland

The secretary of state for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba; Secretar o State fir Scotland), also referred to as the Scottish secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Scotland Office.

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Self-sovereign identity

Self-sovereign identity (SSI) is an approach to digital identity that gives individuals control over the information they use to prove who they are to websites, services, and applications across the web.

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Shehzad Afzal

Shehzad Afzal is a Scottish writer, director, producer, editor, cinematographer and game designer born in Dundee (of South Asian heritage).

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Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English war poet, writer, and soldier.

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Sighthill, Edinburgh

Sighthill is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Sky Sports News

Sky Sports News (SSN) is a British paid television sports news channel run by Sky, a division of Comcast.

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Students' union

A students' union or student union, also known by many other names, is a student organization present in many colleges, universities, and high schools.

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Sue Rigby

Sue Rigby is Professor of paleontology and Vice-Chancellor of Bath Spa University.

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Susan Bewley

Susan Jane Bewley (born July 1958) is a British consultant obstetrician, and Emeritus Professor of Obstetric and Women's Health at King's College London.

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Sustainable design

Environmentally sustainable design (also called environmentally conscious design, eco-design, etc.) is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of ecological sustainability and also aimed at improving the health and comfort of occupants in a building.

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Tavish Scott

Tavish Hamilton Scott (born 6 May 1966) is a former Scottish politician.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

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Tilda Swinton

Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress.

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Tim Waterstone

Sir Tim Waterstone (born 30 May 1939) is a British bookseller, businessman and author.

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Tom Harris (British politician)

Thomas Harris (born 20 February 1964) is a British journalist and former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South, formerly Glasgow Cathcart, from 2001 to 2015.

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Universities in Scotland

There are fifteen universities in Scotland and three other institutions of higher education that have the authority to award academic degrees.

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Universities in the United Kingdom

Universities in the United Kingdom have generally been instituted by royal charter, papal bull, Act of Parliament, or an instrument of government under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.

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Universities Scotland

Universities Scotland (Oilthighean na h-Alba) was formed in 1992 as the Committee of Scottish Higher Education Principals (COSHEP) adopting its current name in 2000, when Universities UK was also formed.

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Universities UK

Universities UK (UUK) is an advocacy organisation for universities in the United Kingdom.

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Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited.

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Waterstones

Waterstones Booksellers Limited, trading as Waterstones (formerly Waterstone's), is a British book retailer that operates 311 shops, mainly in the United Kingdom and also other nearby countries.

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Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Edward Salter Owen MC (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier.

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Will Whitehorn

William Elliott Whitehorn (born 1960) is a British business executive.

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Zero-hour contract

A zero-hour contract is a type of employment contract in United Kingdom labour law, between an employer and an employee whereby the employer is not obliged to provide any minimum number of working hours to the employee.

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See also

1964 establishments in Scotland

1992 establishments in Scotland

Florence Network

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_Napier_University

Also known as 10.14297, Edinburgh Napier University F.C., Iain Tomlin School of Music, Ian Tomlin School of Music, Napier College, Napier College of Commerce and Technology, Napier College of Science and Technology, Napier Polytechnic, Napier Students' Association, Napier Technical College, Napier University.

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