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Universities Scotland welcomes interim report from the Commission on Widening Access

Universities Scotland welcomed the interim report from the Commission on Widening Access, as published today [Thursday, 12 November], and repeated its support for the Commission’s creative and joined-up approach to a challenge that spans all parts of our education system and society. Responding to the interim publication, Professor Pete Downes, Convener of Universities Scotland and…

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Universities take a Can Do approach to entrepreneurship

Universities launched a new cross-sector commitment and action plan today [Tuesday, 10th November] intended to increase both the scale and impact of their contribution to enterprise and entrepreneurship in Scotland. Making it Happen, sees all 19 higher education institutions come together to agree a commitment and set of eight actions that intend to grow the…

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Committed to transparency & integrity in our public affairs

Susannah Lane, Head of Public Affairs, looks ahead to the launch of Universities Scotland’s new website and the opportunities it provides to share more information about our engagement with Holyrood and Westminster. Susannah: Late next month we plan to go live on our new website. After seven years (seven years!) with our existing one we’re…

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Reach made the difference in applying to medicine

I’m Alice Holden, a third year medical student at Aberdeen University and I’m originally from a little village outside Fort William on the west coast of Scotland. Studying medicine is something that appealed to me at a fairly young age, which may sound cliché, but through  various experiences  in my life I became aware of…

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Strong performance by Scotland’s universities in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015/16

Universities Scotland has today, Thursday 1 October, welcomed the publication of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015/16 which includes five Scottish institutions ranked in the world’s top 200 – more per head of population than any other nation. Universities Scotland’s Director, Alastair Sim said: “Scotland now has more universities in the world’s top 200 per…

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Game Changer Awards: Awards Winners Legacy Brochure published

Just over a year ago the Game Changer Awards recognised 30 projects in Scotland’s colleges and universities that exemplified the legacy ambitions of the Glasgow 2014 Games. Returning to those projects more than 12 months later, the legacy lives on and the organisers of the Game Changer Awards are delighted to publish an Awards Winners…

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Scottish graduates make sustained, strong contribution to Scotland’s economy with the lowest levels of unemployment in the UK three years on

Universities Scotland today (Thursday 27 August) welcomed the publication by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) of its survey looking at what graduates from 2010/11 are doing three and a half years after graduation.

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Three per cent increase in the number of Scots securing a place at Scottish universities

The number of Scottish-domiciled applicants securing a higher education place at one of Scotland’s universities has increased by three per cent in 2015 compared to the same time last year, with 24,000 placed applicants on Higher results day [Tuesday 4 August].

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Scotland’s universities proud to produce graduates with the best record of professional level jobs in the UK

Data published today, 25 June 2015, by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education in the United Kingdom for the academic year 2013/14 showed that graduates from Scotland’s 19 higher education institutions have the best record of professional level jobs in the UK. Today’s figures also show: The proportion…

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Good governance remains the priority for Principals as new HE Governance Bill introduced

As a new Bill on higher education governance is introduced to Holyrood today (Wednesday 17 June) university leaders said their priority would be working with politicians and stakeholders to ensure the final legislation passed by the Scottish Parliament is consistent with good governance with strong lines of accountability. Universities Scotland will give the Bill close…

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