Scotland’s universities are driving a culture of entrepreneurship on campus. Lynne Russell At Queen Margaret tells us what this means for students at Queen Margaret University Edinburgh. Returning to work from holiday is often a chore however, on this occasion my spirits were lifted as soon as I entered the atrium at Queen Margaret University….
News
June
29
2017
Graduates of Scottish institutions continue to outperform peers in rest of UK
New statistics published today (29 June 2017) continues the trend that 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. Statistics released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Destination of Leavers from Higher Education in the United Kingdom…
June
27
2017
Graduates 2017: Laura’s story
This month we have a series of blogs from young people who are weeks away from graduating and are about to enter the world of work. In these blogs, the graduates will be discussing how university prepared them for their future careers. Our sixth blog in the series is from Laura McClinton, who graduated last week from…
June
22
2017
Graduates 2017: Charlotte’s story
This month we have a series of blogs from young people who are weeks away from graduating and are about to enter the world of work. In these blogs, the graduates will be discussing how university prepared them for their future careers. Our fifth blog in the series is from Charlotte Rigden, who is about to graduate…
June
22
2017
Strong performance for Scotland’s universities in the TEF
Today (Thursday, 22nd June) marks the first publication of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) results for universities across the UK and participating universities in Scotland. Five Scottish universities decided to take part in the TEF. The TEF was introduced by the UK Government in 2016 with the aim of recognising and rewarding excellence in teaching…
June
20
2017
Graduates 2017: Eilidh’s story
This month we have a series of blogs from young people who are weeks away from graduating and are about to enter the world of work. In these blogs, the graduates will be discussing how university prepared them for their future careers. Our fourth blog in the series is from Eilidh Macleod, who is about to…
June
14
2017
Graduates 2017: Kirsty’s story
This month we have a series of blogs from young people who are weeks away from graduating and are about to enter the world of work. In these blogs, the graduates discuss how university has prepared them for their future careers. Our third in the series is from Kirsty Young, who will graduate from Robert Gordon University…
June
08
2017
Graduates 2017: Alex’s story
This month we have a series of blogs from young people who are weeks away from graduating and are about to enter the world of work. In these blogs, the graduates will be discussing how university prepared them for their future careers. Our second blog in the series is from Alex Bergström, who will graduate…
June
07
2017
Supporting students through every stage of learning #ETConf17
Extra support at the points that students transition in/out and between different stages of learning can make all the difference. That’s why transitions has been the QAA Enhancement theme since 2014. As the 3rd QAA International Enhancement in HE conference gets under way this week, Glasgow School of Art’s Progression Manager, Elizabeth Beidler, tells us how Glasgow…
June
05
2017
Graduates 2017: Rebecca’s story
This month we have a series of blogs from young people who are weeks away from graduating and are about to enter the world of work. In these blogs, the graduates will be discussing how university prepared them for their future careers. Our first in this series is from Rebecca Neish, who will graduate from…