2 h. ago Universal Credit and disability benefits: Labour's PIP cuts shake

Labour's proposed welfare cuts left me shaken - we must protect the most vulnerable 💔

Politics

5 h. 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

8 h. ago Skull of murdered Aboriginal man to be returned home by Scots university

The man's skull was used for medical education in the 19th and 20th centuries following his murder on Tasmania's Shannon River in the 1820s or 1830s

Events

24 h. ago Universal Credit and PIP: government reveals major changes and reforms to health benefits

Big changes are coming to health benefits in the UK - what it means for claimants 🏥

Politics

47 h. 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

49 h. ago Edinburgh University staff ballot finds 75% of union members ready to strike over £140m jobs threat

Bosses have recently said ‘nothing is off the table’ as part of efforts to repair finances

Events

52 h. ago Three quarters of Edinburgh University staff ready to launch strike action over £140m jobs threat

Bosses have recently said ‘nothing is off the table’ as part of efforts to repair finances

Events

3 d. 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

4 d. 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

5 d. 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

5 d. 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.

Events

6 d. ago Prevalence of microplastics in soil increased 15 times in four years – study

Researchers looked at samples from a field in Hartwood, North Lanarkshire, included in a UK-wide sewage sludge experiment between 1994 and 2019.

Politics

6 d. ago University of the West of Scotland vows to support those with endometriosis

Endometriosis impacts the physical and mental health of 1 in 10 women from puberty to menopause, with symptoms including chronic pelvic pain and painful periods.

Politics

7 d. ago University of Dundee faces axe of more than 600 jobs face to tackle £35m deficit

"The measures we are now proposing would make an essential contribution in our becoming a more appropriately balanced and restructured institution."

Economics

8 d. ago More than 600 jobs face axe at University of Dundee to tackle £35m deficit

The University and College Union described the news as a ‘hammer blow’ for staff.

Economics

1 week ago Scotland's university funding crisis is yet another reason why SNP must reconsider universal benefits

The theoretical right to free higher education will be seriously undermined if universities are forced to scrap courses or if they go out of business

Events

1 week ago The Guardian University Guide: The 15 UK universities where students are happiest with teaching quality

The highest performing universities don’t necessarily have the most satisfied students 🏫

Society

1 week ago Elgol dinosaur fossil found in 1973 finally extracted from base of cliff on Skye

It dates from the Middle Jurassic period and is preserved in fragments, and experts believe it is an ornithopod.

Politics

2 w. ago Converge: Record £400,000 prize pot for Scottish academic enterprise programme

“This will boost the existing support available to entrepreneurs and innovators across Scotland’s universities” – Kate Forbes

Economics

2 w. ago Students in Lanarkshire who are unpaid carers urged to check if they qualify for financial help

It’s estimated around 35,000 attend college or university in Scotland

Politics