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Economy

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Scottish economy healthier than rest of UK »

Edinburgh

Scotland stands as the only part of the UK where house prices are expected to rise over the next few months, and where the public sector economy shows improvement above the country average. A cautiously optimistic report conducted by the Royal In...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by George Lumbers | Read more »

University heads receive pay rise amidst cuts »

Universities Scotland

University vice-chancellors received an average pay rise of ten percent last year despite cuts across university departments, according to a recent report. The increase took institutions average spend on their vice-chancellors to £219,156. The ...

Tue 20 Apr 2010 by Harriet Grecian | Read more »

Government called to drop target 50% university target »

The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has called for the government to scrap its 50 percent higher education target, amidst claims that it has misled students on their employment prospects.   The call comes after the student community websi...

Mon 19 Apr 2010 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

EUSA staff face redundancy »

Edinburgh University Students’ Association (EUSA) have announced that the organisation is to be restructured in order to cut costs after their annual funding was reduced. All permanent staff are being offered voluntary redundancy in the hope that en...

Wed 24 Mar 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Rise in male primary school teachers throughout recession »

The number of men applying to become primary teachers has risen sharply in the last year, according to statistics released this week. The figures, published by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), the recognised sector body responsib...

Fri 19 Mar 2010 by Calum Leslie | Read more »

Big freeze brought new degree of chaos »

Snowy Edinburgh

Freezing temperatures in December and January placed strain on an already fragile economy and raised the winter death toll higher than ever before, analysts have revealed. Scotland suffered its coldest spell since records began in 1914, with temperatu...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Chris Berkin | Read more »

First time buyers take advantage of weak housing market »

Housing

As the UK officially slid into recession on Friday, less pessimistic economists have identified an area of financial opportunity within the housing market. Despite falling house prices affecting home owners and prospective sellers, figures released la...

Wed 28 Jan 2009 by Corinne Redfern | Read more »

RBS's Fred Goodwin: the world's worst banker? »

Sir Fred Goodwin

The summer of 2004 was a good one for Fred Goodwin. Four years into his time at the helm of Royal Bank of Scotland, it's fair to say he'd made his mark: top of the Scottish Power 100, incumbent European Banker of the Year, and to cap it all, a knightho...

Mon 26 Jan 2009 by Simon Mundy | Read more »

Students give economy £28 billion boost »

College students have boosted the UK economy by £28 billion in the past 15 years, according to a report commissioned by the Association of Colleges. The analysis, carried out by Economic Modelling Specialist Inc, found that the economic impact o...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Matthew Moore | Read more »

New maps show how size really matters »

Atlas of the Real World: war deaths, 2000

An innovative new world atlas has been published depicting countries not by their physical size but by demographic rank on a vast range of subjects. Authors Daniel Dorling, Mark Newman and Anna Barford used 366 colour cartograms in The Atlas of the Rea...

Tue 14 Oct 2008 by Eleni Rodriquez | Read more »

Edinburgh strives for greater international profile as Scotland aims at national tourism targets »

Edinburgh could become a global holiday destination despite a recent slump in tourism, European experts told Scotland's industry leaders at a conference last Tuesday.The Edinburgh Tourism Action Group (ETAG) conference, held at Murrayfield Stadium, for...

Tue 26 Feb 2008 | Read more »

£1.8 billion a year: the cost of cholesterol »

Greasy food in Edinburgh's JMC

A new report has warned that immediate action must be taken to tackle cholesterol levels in Scotland. The report, published by Heart UK, states that raised cholesterol levels can increase the likelihood of strokes and heart disease. Cholesterol rela...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 | Read more »

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