With the public backing universities as key to future economic success, politicians are urged to back universities in May’s election 75 per cent of Scots agreed or strongly agreed that universities are key to the UK’s future economic success, according to public polling conducted across Scotland in January 2026 and published today (Monday, 9 February)….
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Graduate Apprenticeships; how making them more adaptable will benefit the learner, universities, employers, and the economy.
Since 2017, universities across the country have delivered Graduate Apprenticeships (GAs) as an earn-and-learn route to getting a degree. Universities Scotland Head of Learning and Teaching Dr Kirsty Conlon reflects on graduate apprenticeships and how making them more adaptable will benefit the learner, universities, employers, and the economy. Graduate apprenticeships form an innovative element of vocational learning, delivered as part of a diverse skills landscape to students and in partnership with a…
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