50 Years of Learning

This timeline commemorates key events, changes and people in our short yet remarkable history.

1964-09-07 00:00:00

Napier Technical College opens its doors

September 7 1964

1965-03-20 11:24:20

Official opening of the College

1967-01-05 18:15:44

Napier College of Science and Technology

1968-03-12 09:35:48

First Open Day

1968-05-01 00:00:00

First computer purchased

1969-05-01 00:00:00

First Napier students graduate

1971-05-01 00:00:00

First degree course offered

1974-05-22 00:00:00

College merger

1975-05-01 00:00:00

First degree graduates

1976-04-15 03:10:31

AC/DC play at Napier Students' Union

1977-05-01 00:00:00

New Merchiston Library opens

1978-05-22 00:00:00

T. Hunter Thomson elected Chairman.

1982-05-01 00:00:00

Professor William A. Turmeau

1982-11-01 00:00:00

Library renamed for Professor Joseph Dunning

1984-05-01 00:00:00

Queen Elizabeth II visits Sighthill campus

1985-01-01 23:57:33

Increase in degree courses

1985-05-01 00:00:00

Craiglockhart purchased

1986-05-01 00:00:00

First Honorary Degree conferred

1987-05-22 00:00:00

Prime Minister opens Craiglockhart campus

1988-05-01 00:00:00

Armistice Day Ceremony

1988-05-01 00:00:00

Napier Polytechnic of Edinburgh

1988-05-01 00:00:00

Napier accredited by CNAA

1989-07-01 00:00:00

Presentation of the McCallum Mace

1989-09-07 00:00:00

25th Anniversary

7 Sep 1989

1989-09-07 16:28:45

City of Edinburgh commemorates 25th Anniversary

1990-01-01 00:00:00

CNAA delegates authority to Napier Polytechnic

1990-05-01 00:00:00

Student recruitment in Beijing, China

1992-01-01 18:59:39

Launch of Red Triangle Magazine

1992-05-01 00:00:00

Napier granted University status

1992-05-01 00:00:00

Acquistion of Morningside Parish Church

1993-06-15 15:10:03

Napier University inaugurated

1994-09-01 00:00:00

Professor John Mavor

1995-01-01 23:24:00

Polytechnic pens sent to Banjul

1996-01-01 23:24:00

First online Master's course

1996-05-01 00:00:00

Napier graduate wins at Cannes

1996-08-01 13:33:54

Graduate wins 3 gold medals in Atlanta

1996-09-01 23:35:06

Nursing college merger

1997-06-01 00:00:00

First Napier University Graduate Association event

1998-01-01 17:37:03

Wilfred Owen's great-nephew visits Craiglockhart campus

1998-05-01 00:00:00

Funding success

1998-10-01 22:00:36

Napier wins contract to design Our Dynamic Earth acoustics

1998-12-01 13:33:54

Craiglockhart Nature Trail opens

1998-12-01 13:33:54

Research into the impact of smoking upon babies' weight

2000-01-01 00:00:00

Celebrating John Napier's 450th birthday

2001-05-01 00:00:00

The Jack Kilby Computing Centre opens

2002-01-01 00:00:00

Jose Carreras and J.K Rowling receive Honorary Doctorates

2002-05-22 10:04:37

Robert Carlyle receives Honorary Doctorate

2003-01-01 00:00:00

The Moffat Centre opens

2003-01-01 02:05:23

Centre for Timber Engineering opens

2003-01-01 10:04:37

Professor Dame Joan Stringer

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