A new study by Elsevier, has found that research carried out in Scotland’s universities has an “exceptional” international impact. Scottish research is cited 76% more frequently than the global average while 60% of its research publications are co-authored with international partners, nearly three times the global average. Dr Sarah Main, the author of the study…
Tag: Research and innovation
A new national supercomputer for Edinburgh: why it matters for UK research
Professor Mark Parsons, Director of EPCC and Dean of Research Computing at the University of Edinburgh. EPCC, part of the University of Edinburgh, is the UK’s leading centre of Supercomputing and Data Science expertise has written an article on why the Supercomputer, hosted at the University of Edinburgh is important for UK research. As the…
Scotland’s Quiet Crisis: Why Clinical Research Needs Urgent Rescue
The heads of Scotland’s five medical schools have come together to co-author a piece, which can also be found in The Herald, published on Saturday 26 July, highlighting the quiet crisis facing clinical research in Scotland. Professor David Argyle, Vice Principal and Head of College of Medicine and Veterinary, University of Edinburgh, Professor David Blackbourn,…
Increased research funding for Scottish Universities
The Minister for Higher Education and Further Education Graeme Dey has announced an additional £5.8 million to support research and innovation in Scotland’s universities, to be spent in financial year 2023/24. We warmly welcome this funding boost, which will support universities to continue to thrive in their world-leading research and the wider economic impact this…
Science and Scotland: follow up
Following our appearance at Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee on their inquiry into Science and Scotland, we have written a follow up letter to provide the Committee with additional evidence on their inquiry. In our follow up letter, we have provided further information to Douglas Ross MP on the balance on international student recruitment in Scotland…
Science and Scotland: Submission to the UK Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee
Universities Scotland have submitted evidence to the UK Parliament’s Scottish Affairs Committee on their inquiry into Science and Scotland. In our evidence, we highlight that research is an area in which Scotland is genuinely “world-leading” in terms of quality and excellence. Also, how research is a significant asset for Scotland propelling innovation, economic growth, the…
International collaboration to continue under Horizon Europe deal
Universities Scotland “delighted” by UK’s return to Horizon Europe Universities Scotland have welcomed today’s announcement that the UK will associate to the Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes for the remainder of this programme (until 2027). Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. Over the…
Principals welcome progress on association to Horizon Europe and urge the Prime Minister to bring back a deal
Three leading Principals of Scotland’s universities have written jointly to the Prime Minister to welcome his Government’s work to reach the final stages of a deal on the UK’s association to the Horizon Europe programme. Speculation has been growing that the Prime Minister is set to finalise a proposal over the weekend, to then be…
Key role of universities set out in the Scottish National Innovation Strategy
Universities Scotland welcome the publication of the Scottish National Innovation Strategy by the Scottish Government. The strategy has been co-produced with partners across our country and overseen by a Steering Group co-chaired between Scottish Ministers and Sir Jim McDonald, Principal of the University of Strathclyde. The Strategy recognises the key role of universities in making…
Submission to the Education, Children & Young People Committee Budget 2023 to 2024 session
Universities Scotland is extremely disappointed by the Scottish Government’s decision to withdraw £20 million of resource funding allocated to the higher education sector for financial year (FY) 2023/24 and to reverse aspects of the budget decision as supported by the Scottish Parliament in the Budget Bill (now Act) as passed on 21 February 2023.