His Higher and Further Education was at Westminster College ( 1980 – 1982 ), Polytechnic of North London ( 1982 – 1985 ), Edinburgh's Telford College ( 1994 – 1995 ), West London Technology Centre ( 1993 ), Kensington & Chelsea College ( 1992 – 1993 ), College of the Distributive Trades ( 1991 – 1993 ) and the University of Greenwich ( 1997 – 1999 ).

The University of Edinburgh's New College, Edinburgh | New College building

Participation in extracurricular activities is encouraged at Upper Canada College ; all Grade Nine students are automatically enrolled in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award program and all students must complete 150 hours of other extracurricular commitments, with an equal division between arts, athletics, and community service ( what the IB calls CAS: creativity, action, service ), prior to graduation.

Having been inspired by Anderson's College in Glasgow, Horner established the School to provide practical knowledge of science and technology to Edinburgh's working men.

Edinburgh College of Art is a school in the University of Edinburgh and is mainly located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, overlooking the Grassmarket ; the Lauriston Place campus is not far from the University of Edinburgh's George Square campus.

Under the auspices of the CCF, King William's College joined the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme in 1966.

) Gammell attended Edinburgh's exclusive Fettes College where he was friends and debating partners with future British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

The twenty-one founding Fellows of the College, ( one of whom was Dr William Lauder ( 1652-1724 ), brother of John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall ), were concerned not only with the advancement of medicine as a reputable science, but also with alleviating the miseries of Edinburgh's poor and needy.

Educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School and at Pembroke College, Oxford, Beddoes also enrolled in the University of Edinburgh's medical course during the early 1780s.

Bust of Monro in Edinburgh's Old College

A variety of clubs exist including Student Council, the Environment Club, the String Ensemble, the Newspaper of the College, known as The Grifter, the Speaking Union, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Jazz Band, the Servers ' Guild, various intramural sports leagues, Tech Crew and various yearly dramatic productions.

Other prominent local features include the Milton Road campus of the Jewel and Esk Valley College and Edinburgh's largest Asda supermarket.

Donald Dewar died one day later in Edinburgh's Western General Hospital, never having regained consciousness.

There is a tower dedicated to his memory on Corstorphine Hill in the west of the city and as mentioned previous Edinburgh's Waverley railway station takes the name of one of his novels.

This rampart became the line of one of Edinburgh's longest streets, Leith Walk.

The general council of the University of Edinburgh has a threesided head: one with the seal of the University ; one with the university's coat of arms and the third with Edinburgh's coat of arms of the City of Edinburgh.

His earliest surviving work is the 1764 etching, Taking-down of the Netherebow Port, Edinburgh, which depicts the demolition of one of Edinburgh's old city gates.

The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years.

William Henry Playfair ( 15 July 1790 – 19 March 1857 ) was one of the greatest Scottish architects of the 19th century, designer of many of Edinburgh's neo-classical landmarks in the New Town.

By 2010, its 60th year, it is now called the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo due to HM Queen Elizabeth's awarding of the Royal title in celebration of six decades of this tattoo, one of the world's popular and much awaited military events, as well as Scotland's and Edinburgh's proudest activity in honor of the Scottish personnel and officers of the British Armed Forces and their contribution to the UK's military prestige through the centuries from the merger of the English and Scottish nations to form Great Britain in 1707.

On 24 March 2007 the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, one body which has been vehement in its defence of the union, organised a march of 12, 000 of its members through Edinburgh's Royal Mile to celebrate the 300th anniversary.

Next to this is Easter Belmont Road ( a private road ), one of Edinburgh's " Millionaire's Rows " and is home to local businessman David Murray and Keith Miller.

The Grassmarket was, from 1477 to 1911, one of Edinburgh's main markets for horse and cattle.

The regiment was one of the British Army's most battle honoured units, and amalgamated with the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment in 1994 to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.

In 2003, Aberfeldy recorded fourteen songs with producer Jim Sutherland at his studio above Edinburgh's Bongo Club, using only one microphone and no overdubbing.

The Science Research Council's decision to invite the report was partly a reaction to high levels of discord within the University of Edinburgh's Department of Artificial Intelligence, one of the earliest and biggest centres for AI research in the UK.

In 1865 he was elected one of Edinburgh's two MPs – a position he held until he retired 16 years later.

His first summer there he managed to get a job working at the famous " Gilded Balloon Theatre ", one of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's best-known venues, established by Karen Koren in 1986 in Edinburgh's Cowgate and worked with such great actors / comedians as Stephen Fry, Ben Elton, and Eddie Izzard.

The Gilded Balloon is one of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe's best-known venues, established by Karen Koren in 1986 in Edinburgh's Cowgate.

The National Monument of Scotland, variously referred to as Scotland's Disgrace, the Pride and Poverty of Scotland, Edinburgh's Disgrace or Edinburgh's Folly, is an unfinished building on Calton Hill in Edinburgh.

Edmonton's Fringe Festival is the world's second largest after Edinburgh's.

It is Edinburgh's second largest station after Waverley, a major commuter and long-distance destination, located quite centrally near the West End.

In 1768, he settled in Edinburgh ; he lived from 1771 until his death in 1776 at the south-west corner of St. Andrew's Square, in Edinburgh's New Town, at what is now 21 Saint David Street.

The Usher Hall is Edinburgh's premier venue for classical music, as well as the occasional prestige popular music gig.

On the more sinister side, famous criminals from Edinburgh's history include Deacon Brodie, pillar of society by day and burglar by night, who is said to have influenced Robert Louis Stevenson's story, the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, the murderers Burke and Hare who provided fresh corpses for anatomical dissection by the famous surgeon Robert Knox and Major Weir a notorious warlock.

It is this ethos that has given rise to links with young people, such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and PGL, and large numbers of outdoor education centres being established, as the stress on the importance of a balanced and widespread education continues to grow.

A Viking longship is burnt during Edinburgh's annual Hogmanay celebrations ( though Edinburgh has no historical connection with the Norse invaders ). When Ne ' erday falls on a Sunday, 3 January becomes an additional public holiday in Scotland ; when Ne ' erday falls on a Saturday, both 3 and 4 January will be public holidays in Scotland ; when Ne ' erday falls on a Friday, 4 January becomes an additional public holiday in Scotland.

It is a testament to Scott's contribution in creating a unified identity for Scotland that Edinburgh's central railway station, opened in 1854 by the North British Railway, is called Waverley.

He is a patron of over 800 organisations, and chairman of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme for people aged 14 to 24 years.

This walk is often done as part of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

A notable exception is The Royal Canadian Regiment which names its companies sequentially throughout the regiment from the Duke of Edinburgh's Company ( instead of A Company ) in the 1st Battalion to T Company in the 4th Battalion.

Outward Bound grew out of Hahn's work in the development of the Gordonstoun school and what is now known as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

He is a Trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, The Royal Aero Club Trust and St John Ambulance, of which he has been a member for 14 years.

It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile ( 1. 6 km ) from Lothian Road in the west to Leith Street in the east.

Dunedin is the Gaelic form of Edinburgh's name and many of Dunedin's streets duplicate Edinburgh street names.

The monument is Edinburgh's smallest listed building.

He is chairman of leading edge technology company uniDap Solutions and is also the Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh's Awards for Australia.

It is the Church of Scotland parish church for part of Edinburgh's Old Town.

The University of Edinburgh's Pollock Halls of Residence are to the south-west, and Dumbiedykes is to the west.

John Steell died on 15 September 1891 and is buried in an unmarked grave in Edinburgh's Old Calton Cemetery.