Universities Scotland is the representative body of Scotland's 19 higher education institutions. We develop policy on behalf of the university sector and campaign publicly on higher education issues.

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Team behind the Future Framework to secure the future of Scotland’s universities announced

The 15-person strong steering group tasked with securing a sustainable and successful future for Scotland’s universities, through the Future Framework, has been announced.

Our Universities in Support of Scotland

Our manifesto ahead of the Scottish Parliament 2026 election calls for all political parties to support universities and the Framework for Sustainable and Successful Universities.
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Recent News

Scotland an ideal place for evidence-led policy making

Universities Scotland is pleased to partner with the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in publishing a new report today (Tuesday 24 March) which focuses on the role of research in developing strong, evidence-led policy making and sets out a case to make Scotland an ideal “test-bed” for research-policy exchange (RPE). The report, Research Policy Exchange…

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The development of a Future Framework for Scotland’s universities is underway

This article was first published on Wonkhe.   Scotland’s Future Framework will set out the options for the next 20 years of higher education. Co-convenor Andrea Nolan presents the work taking place. he Future Framework for Scotland’s Universities has been operational for a few weeks, officially kicking off with the first steering group meeting on…

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