9 h. ago Families of Katie Allan and William Lindsay to meet prison service chiefs

The two died within months of each other in 2018 at Polmont.

Events

18 h. ago Job loss tally at Dundee University rises to 700 staff in "devastating" update

Interim principal provides MSPs with more details on cuts aimed at helping to save £35m

Politics

18 h. ago Job loss tally at Dundee University to include 700 staff in 'devastating' update

Interim principal provides MSPs with more details on cuts aimed at helping to save £35m

Politics

5 d. ago We are fed up of apologies, say family of young woman who died in Polmont YOI

Katie Allan, 21, and William Brown, 16, took their own lives within months of each other in 2018 at the facility.

Events

5 d. ago ‘Spirit will be set free’: remains of young Aboriginal man returned to Tasmania after 170 years in UK

Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre says ‘tide is turning’ in its negotiations to repatriate ancestral remains and important cultural itemsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter more than 170 years at a Scottish university, the remains of a young Aboriginal man killed on his traditional land have returned home.The skull of the unknown man was taken from Tasmania in the 1830s and had been held by the University of Aberdeen since the early 1850s. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Major new Instagram and TikTok rule demand to tackle deadly £100 driving loophole

Alarmed MPs have written to TikTok and Meta urging tougher action on so-called 'ghost' plates and warning brazen criminals are glamorising them on social media

Economics

7 d. ago The prized university degree being awarded to Sir John Curtice and Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri

Sharleen Spiteri and Sir John Curtice are among recipients of the honour

Events

8 d. ago Staying prepared for future pandemics ‘absolutely vital’ – scientist

The UK went into its first coronavirus lockdown five years ago.

Events

9 d. ago Scottish university boss called for senior staff to be 'rewarded' before his £119,000 pay rise was approved

Meeting minutes released under freedom of information laws

Economics

1 week ago New Scottish university facing strike action over 'alarming' scale of cutbacks

Union ballot finds 83 per cent back industrial action in Robert Gordon University dispute

Events

1 week ago The Scottish Greens politician who has become rector of crisis

This comes after the announcement that 632 jobs are to be axed at the university to plug a £35m deficit.

Politics

1 week ago The inside story of the moment a major Scottish university plunged into crisis and changed forever

This is the moment that 32 attendees of Dundee University’s governing body will not forget

Events

1 week ago Top Scottish university would run out of cash within weeks as boss asks if data was 'deliberately' withheld

‘Very grave cash crisis’ outlined to MSPs as university chiefs give evidence to MSPs

Economics

1 week ago Top Scottish university would run out of cash within weeks without help as 'incompetence' blamed

‘Very grave cash crisis’ outlined to MSPs as university chiefs give evidence to MSPs

Politics

2 w. ago Extensive planting underway for half a million trees on Scottish university land to make 'haven for nature'

Despite some studies throwing carbon sequestration from tree planting into question, the university predicts around one million tonnes of carbon dioxide will be removed from the atmosphere over the course of the project.

Economics

2 w. ago 'Real danger' Scottish university will go to the wall, warns think tank

Alison Payne of Reform Scotland said the reputation of Scotland ‘is on the line’

Events

2 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover workers warned of ‘cartel’ amid potential strike action

Jaguar Land Rover Halewood workers face potential strike action as union leaders accuse suppliers of sidelining them in a major contract transition.

Events

2 w. ago Scottish Government to give extra £10m to universities under financial strain

The University of Dundee, which will benefit from the funding, said it was ‘extremely grateful’ to the Scottish Government.

Economics

2 w. ago Age campaigner Alison Clyde to receive honorary degree from Stirling University

The University of Stirling is to award an honorary degree to Scottish age campaigner, Alison Clyde, at its Spring graduation ceremony next week.

Politics

2 w. ago Suicide prevention strategy launched in wake of Polmont YOI deaths – SPS

SPS also committed to pilot ‘signs of life’ suicide prevention/monitoring technology in Polmont, with a report due by January 17 2026.

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