for use in identity solutions.
In 2023 the university has partnered with the then Wavegarden Scotland (now Lost Shore) — Scottish first inland surf resort to set up The SurfLab for academic research in surf therapy, high-performance surfing and equipment testing.
== Student life ==
Edinburgh Napier Students' Association (ENSA) is the university's students' union. The main office is located on Merchiston Campus, with satellite offices on both Craiglockhart and Sighthill campuses. ENSA is represented by three elected student Co-Presidents. The ENSA Union Bar is located above the Three Sisters bar in the Cowgate, Edinburgh.
The Students' Association is a fully constituted, independent association providing student representation and a free, confidential academic and welfare advice service, as well as supporting a variety of cultural societies and sports clubs. Students can apply for paid employment as a Student Ambassador on a zero-hour contract, as long as the student has at least one year left on their degree.
The student newspaper, Veritas, is no longer published. It was founded as a tabloid newspaper in 1993 by Neil McIntosh.
== Midwifery programme ==
In April 2022, a "Skills Workbook", published by the university's midwifery programme and used to educate students, was leaked to the website Reduxx. The workbook dealt with catheterisation, and told students "while most times the pregnant or birthing person will have female genitalia, you may be caring for a person who has transitioned from male to female and may therefore still have external male genitalia".
In response to the claims made by the university's workbook, Elaine Miller, a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, stated "it is not possible for a male person to get pregnant".
Dr. Susan Bewley, Professor Emeritus in Obstetrics and Women's Health at King's College London called the materials "puzzling", and further stated "The writers seem to have left school remarkably ignorant of basic biology, sex, and anatomy".
The University immediately …
