SWAP East is a partnership of colleges and universities in the east and north of Scotland that aims to promote and support access to higher education for adults.
 
  • Check you meet the SWAP eligibility criteria.
  • Find a SWAP East access programme running at a college near you.
  • See all the university courses you can progress to from each access programme.
  • Contact us for information, advice and guidance: Swap.East@ed.ac.uk

The SWAP East team

Lesley Dunbar: Director
Nick Hutcheon: Coordinator
Rhiannon Carter: Administrator

Office hours: Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

Click below to hear about the experiences of five former SWAP East students.
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SWAP East
22B Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh 
EH8 9LN
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Preparation for Higher Education (Prep for HE) is a fundamental part of what you do as a SWAP student. It is intended to support you in the development of knowledge and skills that will help you as a student in higher education.

For that purpose. we advise you to use the SWAP East Prep for HE materials linked below:

In addition, Prep for HE includes other activities, such as attending SWAP Study Skills events and university open days, engaging with Peer Support Volunteers and doing the Prep for HE work assigned by your college.

SWAP/Open University Prep for HE.

IAN ANDERSON
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In 2010, my life was turned upside down.   I was working in hospitality in London, when my then 1-yr-old...
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DREW TRAVERS
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Before attending Edinburgh College in 2015/16 to study the Access to Humanities course I was a restaurant manager in...
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JOHN MESSETER
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I left school at 16 with no qualifications and after many years working in retail and customer service, I noticed that...
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STEWART KIRKLAND
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I’m just a regular Psychology student at Edinburgh Napier University. I attend classes, study in the library,...
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Abertay
Aberdeen 
Dundee
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Napier
Scotland’s Rural University College (SRUC)
Robert Gordon
Stirling

Highlands and Islands (UHI)
St Andrews
Queen Margaret
Heriot-Watt


All of our partner universities  consider applications from SWAP students.

Use the progression route finder below to look up degree programmes available to SWAP East students and check out which access programme is the most suitable for your degree choice.

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