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Higher results day has brought good news for Scottish students today (Tuesday 9 August) with a 5 per cent increase in the number of Scots accepted into a Scottish university for 2016/17 academic year compared to the same point last year. As of midnight last night 28,300 Scottish students had accepted a place at one…

Universities Scotland was asked for comment on the UK Government’s new pilot exercise on the Tier 4 visa scheme open to international students who have studied masters programmes in four UK universities. Details of the scheme can be found on p93 of this Home Office guidance.  A spokesperson from Universities Scotland said: “We welcome the fact…

In a joint statement today the Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have made clear that the contribution of EU researchers to our excellent research as well as to our economy, society and culture is valued.  Researchers in Scotland also continue to benefit from freedom of movement across the EU, enabling them to collaborate or to…

New UK Performance Indicator figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) show 95.1 per cent of graduates from Scotland’s universities in 2014/15 secured employment or further study six months after graduation – the highest levels in the UK. Graduates from Scotland’s universities were more likely to be in employment or further study than…

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…