Edinburgh Napier’s Campus Shift | Edinburgh News

Edinburgh Napier University is selling its historic Merchiston Campus — a 16th-century castle turned modern campus — due to a $220 million repair bill for dangerous RAAC concrete and outdated facilities, while also cutting costs through voluntary redundancies. They’re eyeing a new site in the Gyle area and exploring other options, all part of a broader financial pivot. Meanwhile, the university is partnering with Queen Margaret University and Scotland’s Rural College in a non-merger “strategic alliance” funded by the Scottish Government, aiming to boost collaboration without combining. Internally, they’re consolidating five schools into three — Business, Health, Creativity & AI — to streamline operations and foster innovation, with no further job cuts planned. This move reflects the mounting financial pressures on Scottish universities and their urgent need to adapt while preserving their educational mission. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/9dba986bfbc4c4b0