As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations, we’re sharing 150 stories that capture the history, achievements, and legacy of Queen Margaret University. Today, we’re proud to unveil the first 15, as set out below.

1. Our Founders' Connections with the Women's Movement

2. Helen Mackenzie and our Institution’s Early Role in Promoting Public Health.

3. Motto of 'Head, Heart and Hand'

4. Cookbooks from our predecessor institution, the Edinburgh School of Cookery

5. Queen Margaret University's Royal Title

6. Our Institution's Role in the Rise of District Nursing

7. Our Original Location, at Atholl Crescent

8. Prospectus for our predecessor institution, the Edinburgh College of Domestic Science (1969-1970)

9. The Move to Corstorphine and Renaming as Queen Margaret College

10. Cine Film Footage: A Dinner and Dance at Albert Thomson Hall

11. New Status as Queen Margaret University College

12. Formal Opening of Clermiston Campus June 1971

13. Award of Full University Status to our Institution in 2007

14. Queen Margaret University Inauguration Event (2007)

15. Film Footage: Development of our Musselburgh Campus, Produced Ahead of the Relocation

We hope you enjoy these stories as much as we do. 

To find out more about our anniversary celebrations, visit our QMU150 website.

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