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Audit Scotland has today [Thursday, 7 July 2016] published a broad audit of higher education funding and student support. The audit warns of a number of ‘underlying risks’ to Scotland’s university sector as a result of mounting funding pressures. It calls on the Scottish Government to ensure ‘its approach to funding higher education is sustainable…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Under EU law, students from EU Member States applying for undergraduate degrees at Scottish universities are currently eligible for free tuition. JOINT STATEMENT: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT AND UNIVERSITIES SCOTLAND ON THE OUTCOME OF THE EU REFERENDUM We welcome the contribution EU students make to our society, culture and economy. EU students add to the diversity of…

Statistics released today, Thursday 30 June 2016, show a higher rate of positive destinations for Scottish graduates compared to last year, and demonstrate that yet again graduates from Scotland’s 19 higher education institutions have better prospects within six months of graduation than their peers in the rest of the UK. The statistics by the Higher…

A spokesperson from Universities Scotland said: “The electorate has made its choice and we respect its decision. This outcome has a number of significant and direct implications for Scotland’s universities but the most important thing right now is to advise EU staff and students working and studying in our Scottish institutions that nothing changes overnight…

Universities Scotland has welcomed the announcement of the finalists for the second year of the The Herald’s Higher Education Awards. The awards, in association with the University of the West of Scotland, comprise 12 categories that look to recognise the outstanding achievements of colleges and universities. We are supporting the awards this year and have sponsored…

Scottish LibDem leader, Willie Rennie MSP, has announced his party’s team of spokespeople. The team, with a gender balance of seven women and five men, sees Tavish Scott MSP (Shetland Islands) a former leader of the party, take up the role of spokesperson on Education and sport. The newly elected MSP Mike Rumbles (North East Scotland)…

Universities Scotland responded to a report on access to university published today [Friday, 27 May] by the Sutton Trust. The report, Access in Scotland, is a comparative assessment of widening access policy and performance across the UK. Commenting on the report, a spokesperson said: “Universities deeply share the First Minister’s commitment to enabling people to realise their…

Responding to the publication today, Thursday 26 May, of the Final Report of the Growing Value Scotland Task Force by the National Centre for Universities and Business (NCUB), Universities Scotland’s Director, Alastair Sim said:   “Scottish business leaders make clear in this report that support for our universities is vital if the nation is to…

Universities Scotland has welcomed the appointment of Deputy First Minister, John Swinney MSP as Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills and Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP as Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science in the Scottish Cabinet reshuffle. The appointment of this portfolio reinforces the importance that The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has placed on…

Universities Scotland was asked for comment by the Herald newspaper for an article it published on Saturday 7 May about tuition fees from rUK and international students as a growing source of income in Scotland. The article follows publication of a report published by  Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Finances of Higher Education Providers 2014/15…