Universities Scotland has welcomed the recent Cabinet appointments, offering congratulations to those taking up new ministerial roles and highlighting the importance of continued collaboration between Government and the higher education sector. Professor James Miller, Convener of Universities Scotland, said: “Congratulations to John Swinney on being sworn in as First Minister, to Jenny Gilruth for her…
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Professor Miller congratulates the newly appointed Scottish Government Cabinet.
NHS Scotland cannot thrive without thriving universities
Professor James Miller, our Convener and Lead Member for Health as written an opinion piece for The Herald on the value of Scotland's universities to the NHS.
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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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