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31 WHY EDINBURGH NAPIER? At Edinburgh Napier we deliver the skills and experience that matter. We combine professional know-how with an academic approach and work-related learning to help our students succeed beyond university. Curious about what this might mean for you? Here are 10 things you might not know about us: 95% aduate of our postgr work or e in students ar ucation further ed ths of on within six m ting gradua We regularly welcome big name speakers to the University. We have seen the likes of adventurer Aldo Kane and I heart NY designer Milton Glaser address our students -16) (HESA 2015 We are situated in the best city in the UK, according to the Daily Telegraph Travel Awards In 2016 we received  The Queen’s Anniversary Prize  for the second time, this time for our work in timber engineering, sustainable construction and wood science In the QS Stars international university rankings, we scored five stars for teaching, internationalisation and employability More than half of our research reviewed is rated We are in the  top 5% of universities worldwide, having appeared in the THE World University Rankings for the first time in 2017 “world-leading” or  “internationally excellent”, meaning you can be involved in, and inspired by, work which has a global impact ( Research Excellence Framework 2014) We are international – you’ll have the chance to make friends from more than 140 countries We have specialist state-of-the-art teaching labs for Biomedical Science, Microbiology and Animal, Marine and Freshwater Biology Our inhouse incubator Bright Red Triangle has supported more than 350 student start-up companies in the past decade – will yours be next? View our wide range of courses at napier.ac.uk/ wg-browse-interests