MSc Publishing is the first and only accredited postgraduate Publishing programme in the UK
30/07/2011 Leave a comment
The MSc Publishing timetable has been published for trimester 1 (Sept – Dec 2011).
Depending on the group that you are assigned to, full-time students will be in classes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only.*
(*Correct as at 30 July, subject to change without notification.)
14/07/2011 Leave a comment
PUBLISHING SHOWCASE – Monday 18 July
Choose one of two sessions: 11am-1pm OR 2pm-4pm
Craighouse Campus, Edinburgh Napier University
To celebrate the programme’s recent accreditation, MSc Publishing at Edinburgh Napier University is hosting an open day for aspiring publishers. This event is free and open to anyone who wants to find out more about a career in publishing. If you are interested in applying for our professional Postgraduate Programmes – MSc Publishing or MSc Magazine Publishing – please come come along to our stunning Craighouse Campus, meet staff and see why we are the first and only publishing programme in the UK to be accredited by the Periodical Training Council, the voice of professional publishers.
The event is free but registration is required; please contact m.tait@napier.ac.uk for details and to register for the morning or afternoon session.
http://www.napier.ac.uk/Events/Pages/EventDetails.aspx?NewsID=148
We look forward to seeing you then!
19/05/2011 Leave a comment
Two giant Kelpies will give a mythical stamp of approval to a student publishing venture today (May 19).
The supernatural water horses reared up at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craighouse campus to help promote a new edition of classic Scottish children’s book, The Kelpie’s Pearls.
Written by Mollie Hunter, the novel has been given a fresh lease of life by students on the university’s MSc Publishing course through its Merchiston Publishing imprint.
View Press Coverage: http://www.thehelix.co.uk/news-and-events/item/turning-heads-and-pages/
03/12/2010 Leave a comment
Craighouse – stunning in snow, 2 December 2010
Snowy view from Craighouse, 2 December 2010
As the snow caused chaos in the Capital and across Scotland, our MSc Publishing students braved the elements to battle into Craighouse and finish their assignments!
Staff (Dave front right, Derek standing and Avril behind camera) were absolutely amazed when almost 100% of students turned up for classes all this week – some showing up before 9am on Monday morning and others from Glenrothes struggling through extreme weather conditions to make it to University.
On some days they were the only students on campus!
Pictured here in the Mac Lab in New Craig yesterday, our postgraduate students really show that publishers mean business!
22/11/2010 Leave a comment
Postgraduate Publishing students model their brand new – and ultra swish – hoodies! The idea was masterminded by Sophie (far right) and last week these future collector’s items were delivered to her eager classmates.
While the wind rattled the windows in Old Craighouse, our students were able to wrap up warm for the Scottish winter in their bespoke hoodies! Shivering staff were green with envy as each student donned their own piece of history.
Seeing these smiles on Kristen, Julika, Benedicte, Kat and Sophie, the hoodies are evidently a toasty success!
Thanks to Ralph, our male model (middle), whose agent’s fees prevent him from revealing his true beauty!
Well done, Sophie!
22/10/2010 Leave a comment
Thanks to Clare for the photograph
The Publishing programme team extend their warm congratulations to Stephanie, Clare and Katrin (pictured here, left to right), three of our newest MSc Publishing graduates!
The graduation ceremony took place in Edinburgh’s Lyceum Theatre, with a champagne reception at the University’s historic Craighouse Campus. An appropriate and stunning location, where much of the teaching for MSc Publishing takes place.
The whole Publishing team wish Stephanie, Clare, Katrin and ALL this year’s postgraduates the very best in your future careers and professions – congratulations once again and keep in touch!
17/09/2010 Leave a comment
We were very pleased to welcome our new Postgraduate Publishing students last week! Many exciting Induction Week events took place to introduce them to Edinburgh Napier University, the programme and the staff – including a session in the pub!
At Thursday’s ‘Welcome to the Industry’ event we were privileged to hear from Marion Sinclair, CE of Publishing Scotland and Kathy Crawford, Business Manager of PPA Scotland.
We were also delighted to have Dayspring MacLeod and Leila Cruickshank from the SYP (Society of Young Publishers, Scotland branch) come and speak. After the insights into the book and magazine publishing industry provided by Marion and Kathy, the SYP representatives inspired our postgrads with ways in which they could actually become involved in the publishing industry from week 1! Edinburgh is the centre of publishing in Scotland and, as it is also the first UNESCO City of Literature, there are lots of events and networking opportunities which are open to our Publishing students.
We wish them all the very best as they embark on this important stage of their publishing career!
27/08/2010 Leave a comment
Yesterday, Professor McCleery was invited to contribute to the Guardian Careers Blog on Publishing studies.
The live Blog offered anyone the chance to put questions about a career in publishing to a small panel of experts drawn from companies such as Penguin and agencies such as Skillset. Professor McCleery, from Edinburgh Napier University, was the only representative from Higher Education.
Publishing is the UK’s largest creative industry. It is a popular career choice for many graduates, and is incredibly hard to get into without appropriate work experience, or a relevant undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification.
The blog can be viewed on the Guardian website: http://careers.guardian.co.uk/forums
09/07/2010 Leave a comment
Drinks Reception
After 4 years of being together as a cohort and lot of very hard work covering all aspects of publishing education, BA (Hons) Publishing graduates met for the last time as students to pick up their degrees.
A big congratulations to you all on behalf of the whole Publishing team – we wish you all the best in your future careers and professions.
17/06/2010 Leave a comment
Edinburgh Napier welcomes Christopher Brookmyre to the family as Honorary Graduate.
Scottish novelist Christopher Brookmyre is among figures from the arts, academia and business worlds who were awarded an honorary degree from Edinburgh Napier today.
The Barrhead-bred author, whose award-winning books include All Fun and Games until Somebody Loses an Eye, Quite Ugly One Morning and Boiling a Frog, received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters at our graduation ceremony this morning. He joined around 1,700 Edinburgh Napier students who will graduate at ceremonies held at the Usher Hall on 17-18 June.
“I am surprised, flattered and humbled by this honour,” said the the author, whose recent book, Pandaemonium, marks his thirteenth published novel to date. “As someone who always sought to write the kind of literature students might save as a less demanding treat for when their exams were over, rather than works that might appear on anyone’s curriculum, it gives me quite a glow to receive this kind of academic recognition.”
14/06/2010 Leave a comment
A dedicated Publishing student who travelled 120 miles each day to attend classes has won a major national award. Competing against students from across the UK, Laura Kincaid of Edinburgh Napier was awarded first prize for her indepth research into the publishing industry.
This prestigious annual award, run by the UK Association for Publishing Education (UK APE, www.ukape.org) and the Sue Thomson Foundation, selects the best Publishing dissertation in the whole of the UK. The distinguished dissertation award is judged by publishing industry experts, with representatives from well known publishers such as Penguin, Pearson and Hachette UK.
Submissions were received from UK APE universities teaching publishing, and the dissertations covered a range of research topics. Following a rigorous selection process, the judging panel nominated Laura Kincaid of Edinburgh Napier as the overall Undergraduate winner. Her exemplary dissertation is entitled: ‘Are publishers in control? An examination of the power dynamics of UK consumer trade publishers’ relationships with Amazon’.
Laura joined BA (Hons) Publishing in 2nd year and not only excelled in this piece of independent research, but also in the practical group work. Of notable success was the live project module which saw her class publish a brand new Aromatherapy textbook, regarded as the prominent book in its field, as well as a new edition of Arthur Conan Doyle’s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles‘, the latter being distributed to schools and libraries across Scotland. Laura is currently employed at the Edinburgh-based publishing house Canongate, where she has been working since graduating with a First Class Honours degree. ‘Receiving this award was both a surprise and a delight. I’m thrilled to have my work recognized in this way,’ she said.
The judges – John Whitley (Chair) of the Publishing Training Centre, Hachette UK consultant Martin Neild, Pearson’s Lynette Owen and Simon Winder of Penguin – commented on the high standard of submission. ‘Laura’s work was a brave piece on a highly relevant and contentious area… to be commended for its comprehensive overview of a relevant and difficult subject,’ said Whitley.
Speaking on behalf of UK APE, Alison Baverstock congratulated Laura and emphasized the role now played by universities such as Edinburgh Napier in developing and maintaining research into the publishing industry. ‘Publishing today is a fast-moving industry… Universities teaching publishing studies now offer the opportunity to place the industry within a wider framework of thinking: bringing together best practice, a broad awareness of trends within the business environment, and a vital historical and international perspective.’
Professor Alistair McCleery, Subject Group Leader of Publishing studies at Edinburgh Napier, and Director of the Scottish Centre for the Book, highlighted Edinburgh Napier’s leading role in Publishing education: ‘This award, in competition against all the other UK universities, reflects the strength and depth with which Edinburgh Napier equips its publishing students.’
In praising Laura’s tremendous achievement he added: ‘The competition and the high standard of entries is a testament to the excellence of publishing research in the UK. Laura’s dissertation reflects the diversity and quality of the teaching at Edinburgh Napier and further supports our standing as an International Centre of Excellence in Publishing Education, supporting world-class research across a broad spectrum of publishing activities. Laura’s achievement, like those of our other young publishing professionals, confirms our commitment to practice-based, industry-recognised learning.’
11/05/2010 Leave a comment
One of the most exciting aspects of the undergraduate and postgraduate Publishing degrees here at Edinburgh Napier University are the live projects.
For the past 3 years, Edinburgh Napier University has been responsible for several student-run projects, specifically book production and book launches. This year we are proud to launch our first Postgraduate Publishing magazine…
magazine with a fresh offering of up-close and intimate interviews, capital conversations, style, travel and cultural musings – buzz talks to the city’s twenty-somethings. Say hello to your new seasonal pick-me-up.buzz magazine is brand new and is produced by MSc Publishing and MA journalism students. Pick up a copy from all Edinburgh Napier University campuses and a number of other locations throughout the city this summer, or browse the latest issue here.
23/04/2010 Leave a comment
Our SCOB/MSc Publishing party at LBF
Avoiding volcanic ash, cancelled flights and over-crowded trains, a private bus ensured MSc Publishing students and staff arrived safely at this major publishing event.
With over 23,000 industry professionals attending the 3-day event, the London Book Fair represents ‘the largest gathering of international literary agents, publishers and publishing suppliers under one roof’.
This year MSc Publishing students were provided with free travel and accommodation, allowing them to take full advantage of the London Book Fair and all the learning – and networking! – opportunities it provided.
Thanks to the Scottish Centre for the Book (SCOB), we also had a stand within Publishing Scotland where students could rest between seminars. Obviously, we took the opportunity to host a party while we were there!
14/04/2010 Leave a comment
Students with Alexander McCall Smith
On 25 March, the Edinburgh based writer, Prof Alexander McCall Smith, the author of over sixty books (including the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series and the 44 Scotland Street series), stopped between his travels around the world to come and give a talk to students on the English and Publishing degrees at Edinburgh Napier University. Dr Bashabi Fraser (lecturer in Creative Writing), who organised the event, has had a stream of messages from students and staff since then, all saying how enthralled they were by the session.
The students were both inspired and mesmerised, and took away free signed copies of McCall Smith’s books which will probably be cherished keepsakes to be shown off in the future as a reminder of what was a truly riveting experience.
18/03/2010 Leave a comment
Launch of virtual museum celebrating 500 years of the printing and publishing trade in the capital
Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have helped build an archive charting the rise and fall of an industry that supported more than 7,000 jobs in the city at its peak.
Thousands of documents, photographs, books, artworks, company records, and even old machinery have been brought together for the ‘City of Print’ collection.
Archive film and newly recorded material from former print-workers is all available through the website – www.edinburghcityofprint.org
The archive charts the entire history of the trade, from its origins in 1507 when King James IV awarded Scotland’s first printing patent to Walter Chepman and Androw Myllar for a press in the Cowgate, to the present-day success of publishers such as Mainstream and Canongate. Read more of this post
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