Edinburgh College of Art

Edinburgh College of Art
Type	Art school
Established	1760
Parent institution	University of Edinburgh (2004–present); Heriot-Watt University (1966–2004); Heriot-Watt College (1885–1966); Watt Institution and School of Arts (1852–1885)
Chancellor	HRH The Princess Royal, Chancellor of the University
Principal	Professor Juan Cruz
Academic staff	447 (203 FTE) (Sep 2021)
Administrative staff	158 (133 FTE)
Students	3,365 (2020–21)
Undergraduates	2,210
Postgraduates	885 (taught postgraduates)
Doctoral students	265
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Website	www.eca.ed.ac.uk

Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) is one of eleven schools in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.^[5] Tracing its history back to 1760, it provides higher education in art and design, architecture, history of art, and music disciplines for over three thousand students and is at the forefront of research and research-led teaching in the creative arts, humanities, and creative technologies. ECA comprises five subject areas: School of Art, Reid School of Music, School of Design, School of History of Art, and Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture (ESALA).^[6] ECA is mainly located in the Old Town of Edinburgh, overlooking the Grassmarket; the Lauriston Place campus is located in the University of Edinburgh's Central Area Campus, not far from George Square.

The college was founded in 1760, and gained its present name and site in 1907.^[7] Formerly associated with Heriot-Watt University, its degrees have been issued by the University of Edinburgh since 2004.^[8] The college formally merged with the university on 1 August 2011, combining with the School of Arts, Culture and Environment and continues to exist with the name Edinburgh College of Art as an enlarged school in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.^[9]

^ "New Chancellor elected". ed.ac.uk. 14 April 2011.
^ "Edinburgh College of Art appoints new Principal". www.eca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Staff Headcount & Full Time Equivalent Statistics (FTE) as at Sep-21". www.docs.csg.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ The University of Edinburgh Factsheet 2020–21 (PDF) (Report). University of Edinburgh. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Colleges and schools". The University of Edinburgh. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ "Colleges and Schools". ed.ac.uk. 24 October 2013.
^ "Trustees Academy School of Art – Our History". ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Edinburgh College of Art merger with university gets £14m boost". The Guardian. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[1] "New Chancellor elected". ed.ac.uk. 14 April 2011.

[2] "Edinburgh College of Art appoints new Principal". www.eca.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

[staff-3] "Staff Headcount & Full Time Equivalent Statistics (FTE) as at Sep-21". www.docs.csg.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[4] The University of Edinburgh Factsheet 2020–21 (PDF) (Report). University of Edinburgh. 2021. p. 4. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[5] "Colleges and schools". The University of Edinburgh. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[6] "Colleges and Schools". ed.ac.uk. 24 October 2013.

[7] "Trustees Academy School of Art – Our History". ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

[:1-8] Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:2-9] "Edinburgh College of Art merger with university gets £14m boost". The Guardian. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2022.

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