[HDNG]INTRODUCTION:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]For information about Edinburgh: [EBOLD]See [ULNE]University of Edinburgh.[EULNE] [PARA]The latest degree-awarding institution in Britain's [ITAL]most beautiful [EITAL][PARA]city is 4 miles from the city centre, in a [ITAL]posh-ish [EITAL]residential area. [PARA]The 24-acre campus is the site of a stately home, [ITAL]but you'd never[PARA]guess it from the 60s and 70s concrete chunks. [EITAL]A second site is[PARA]being set up at the [ITAL]rather more attractive[EITAL] Victorian Leith [PARA]Academy, on the other side of town.[HDNG]ATMOSPHERE:[EHDNG][PARA][ITAL]It's a friendly, but fairly apathetic college, where the students [PARA]seem content to do their courses and have a very occasional pint.[PARA]One student was heard to suggest this is to do with the high [PARA]proportion of women students;[EITAL] [PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]suggests he should be [PARA]forced to wear a placard reading 'Can't Get A Girlfriend' forever.[EITAL][HDNG]THE CITY:[EHDNG][PARA][STAT][BULL] Population: 421,213 [BULL] London: 391miles [BULL] Glasgow: [PARA]44miles [BULL] Newcastle: 93miles[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]Edinburgh is a stunning city with a tremendous heritage[EITAL]. [ITAL] Like all [PARA]the best cities,[EITAL] it is built on 7 hills, overlooked by Arthur's Seat, a [PARA]mini mountain. The centre hill is peaked by the castle and old city[PARA]walls. There are over 16,000 listed buildings, mostly built of the [PARA]local grey stone [ITAL]that picks up something ethereal in the quality of [PARA]the light[EITAL]. These buildings date mainly from 2 periods of [PARA]expansion: the formation of the centre from the 11th century [PARA]onwards; and later, the New Town, mainly to the north. The [PARA]broad streets, garden squares, cobbled alleys, parks and [ITAL]gasping[PARA][EITAL]views are [ITAL]well planned[EITAL] (all by one guy, George Drummond) with [PARA]3 main roads running parallel (Queen Street, George Street and [PARA]Princes Street). The Royal Mile, a straight stretch of linked [PARA]roads, runs through the city's heart. 4-storey tenements line the [PARA]Royal Mile. [ITAL]The Old Town is unique in its ability to look as though [PARA]Nature intended it to be there, and the names evoke the charm:[EITAL] [PARA]Grassmarket; Lawnmarket; The Pleasance; Cowgate; The [PARA]Mound. [ITAL]It is also a place with real people in it - including some of [PARA]the best buskers this side of New Orleans.[EITAL] There's no shortage [PARA]of shops, civic amenities or museums. Among the sites that [PARA]should be first on any tour of the city are the Holyrood Palace, [PARA]the Royal Museum of Scotland, the National Gallery, National [PARA]Gallery of Modern Art, Parliament House, the Castle and... forget [PARA]it. [ITAL]We could carry on praising Edinburgh, drawing out its long [PARA]history, its heritage and highlights, but frankly we might spoil the [PARA]fun of exploring every delightful nook and cranny of the place[EITAL].[HDNG]TRAVEL:[EHDNG][PARA][BOLD]Trains:[EBOLD] Edinburgh Waverley Station is the most central in [PARA]Edinburgh. There is a direct line to Glasgow, another to the north [PARA]and another to the south through Newcastle and York to London [PARA](4:20hrs, 1/hr). Regular connections also to Birmingham and Bristol.[PARA][BOLD]Coaches:[EBOLD] National Express, Stagecoach and Citylink services to [PARA]London (ú25.00, 7:50hrs, 2/day), Newcastle (ú12.00, 2:45hrs, [PARA]3/day), Glasgow (ú6.30, 1:10hrs, 9/day), Manchester (ú13.75, [PARA]5:55hrs, 2/day).[PARA][BOLD]Car:[EBOLD] The M8 and M9 connect with the A8 on the west of [PARA]Edinburgh. It is also served by the A1, A7, A68, A70, A71, A702,[PARA]A703 and A90.[PARA][BOLD]Air:[EBOLD] Edinburgh (Turnhouse) Airport, 51/2 miles west of the city [PARA]centre, has a range of international flights.[PARA][BOLD]Hitching:[EBOLD][ITAL] The A1 is a popular road for hitchers. Unfortunately, this[PARA]part of the A1 isn't so popular with the sort of driver who gives [PARA]lifts. But the lifts are there - eventually. It's easier to get into [PARA]Edinburgh than out of it. The M8 and M9 are good for routes to [PARA]Glasgow and Perth.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Local:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Bus services are good all round the city and quite cheap [EITAL][PARA](from 40p). They run less frequently after 7pm until midnight. [ITAL][PARA]The trains around town are irrelevant except for students living on[PARA]the west side.[EITAL] For them though, the route (60p) from Waverley [PARA]to Haymarket is a [ITAL]useful [EITAL]one.[PARA][BOLD]Taxis:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Useful for late night trips, otherwise they're a bit [PARA]extravagant[EITAL] (ú3 across town).[PARA][BOLD]Bicycles:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Very useful, but remember Edinburgh is built on 7 hills.[PARA]Bicycles also have a severe tendency to wheel themselves away.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]NOS and REQUIREMENTS:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Health Care[EBOLD] 1,200[BOLD][PARA]Arts[EBOLD] 1,220[BOLD][HDNG]LIBRARIES and COMPUTERS:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA][BOLD][STAT][BULL] Books: 80,000 [BULL] Periodicals: 800 [BULL] Study places: 350 [BULL] [PARA]Computer workstations: 10[ESTAT][EBOLD][PARA][PARA][BOLD][HDNG]CAREER PROSPECTS:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA][BOLD][STAT][BULL] Careers Service [BULL] No of staff: 2full [BULL] Unemployed after [PARA]6mths (1992): 8.5%[ESTAT][EBOLD][PARA][PARA][BOLD][HDNG]FURTHER INFO:[EHDNG][EBOLD][PARA]Undergrad and postgrad prospectuses.[PARA][PARA]
