Edinburgh Napier University
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| Motto | Latin: Nisi sapientia frustra |
Motto in English | Without knowledge, everything is in vain |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1992 – granted University status 1964 – Napier Technical College |
| Budget | £123 million (2015/16) |
| Chancellor | Will Whitehorn |
| Principal | Sue Rigby |
Academic staff | 802 |
Administrative staff | 562 |
| Students | 14,240 (2023/24) |
| Undergraduates | 9,940 (2023/24) |
| Postgraduates | 4,300 (2023/24) |
| Location | , Scotland, UK |
| Campus | Urban |
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| Affiliations | Million+ EUA Universities UK Universities Scotland |
| Website | napier |
Edinburgh Napier University (Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Napier Dhùn Èideann) is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland. Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university, was founded in 1964, taking its name from 16th-century Scottish mathematician and philosopher John Napier. The technical college was inaugurated as a university in 1992 by Lord Douglas-Hamilton, becoming Napier University. In 2009, the university was renamed Edinburgh Napier University.
The university is based around its three main Edinburgh campuses: Merchiston, Craiglockhart, and Sighthill. It has over 21,000 students, including those on-campus in Scotland and others studying transnational programmes abroad and online. In 2018 this included nearly 9,500 international and EU students, from more than 140 nations worldwide.
Sue Rigby replaced Andrea Nolan as Principal and Vice Chancellor in January 2025.