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Fiona Hyslop

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Scottish answer to the BBC »

Culture Minister Fiona Hyslop has commissioned a panel of experts to review proposals for the creation of a new Scottish digital network to rival the BBC. The review comes two years after a report by Scottish Broadcasting Commission said a digital net...

Wed 29 Sep 2010 by Tommy McCallum | Read more »

Higher education funding cuts could hurt UK culture, warn museum bosses »

University museums could face severe funding cuts in the near future as financial pressures mount on universities and government funding sources. Museum directors in Scotland and England have warned of the potentially devastating effects on their inst...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Education minister officially announces student support »

The Scottish Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop announced an extra £30 million of student support after being "dragged kicking and screaming", according to Labour MSP Claire Baker. The announcement was made at Holyrood before a photoshoot and a m...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Laura McCaffrey | Read more »

Scottish government increases funding for students »

The Scottish Parliament

Two-thirds of students in Scotland are set to receive more funding from the government in the next academic year, in a move announced last week. The SNP Government announced that a £30 million package, set aside to improve student funding during...

Thu 15 Oct 2009 by Chris Berkin | Read more »

Opposition parties blast SNP for 'dumping' students »

Alex Salmond and John Swinney

Opposition parties have accused the SNP of failing students as the new academic year begins with record high graduate unemployment rates. Shadow education secretary Rhona Brankin lashed out at the SNP for not mentioning education in the presentation o...

Sun 13 Sep 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Hyslop reneges on commitment for fairer fees for medics »

Fiona Hyslop

Fiona Hyslop has reversed her decision to eliminate top-up fees for medicine students, despite previously labelling them as discriminatory and “wrongheaded". In a response to a letter from EUSA president Adam Ramsay, a government spokesperson s...

Mon 27 Apr 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Hyslop announces new loans for postgraduates  »

Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop

The Scottish government has announced plans to expand the postgraduate loan system as part of its economic recovery plan. Postgraduates who currently benefit from the Career Development Loan (CDL) scheme, receive between £300 and £8000 a y...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

Scottish government invests in high-tech child protection »

Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop

Education secretary Fiona Hyslop has announced the development of an electronic system designed to improve standards of child protection in Scotland by facilitating the rapid sharing of information. The £1.5m technology, named the Vulnerable Per...

Mon 23 Mar 2009 by Pippa Russell | Read more »

Scotland’s five rectors set to meet MSP over teacher funding issues »

The Scottish Parliament

Fiona Hyslop MSP, cabinet secretary for education and lifelong learning, has finally agreed to meet with the rectors of Scotland’s universities to address the issue of improving funding for higher education teachers. The planned meeting will inv...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Edinburgh professor to advise Scottish government »

University of Edinburgh professor, Ian Underwood has taken up a prestigious position as an advisor to the Scottish Government.He is currently the Professor of electrical displays at Edinburgh and is to join the Scottish Science Advisory Council (SSAC)....

Sun 26 Oct 2008 | Read more »

Investment brings new PhD opportunities to Scotland »

Scottish universities have invested in 31 new PhD studentships to help boost the chemicals industry. The Scottish Funding Council, ScotCHEM, and Chemical Sciences Scotland announced the initiative in mid-September. It will give students at Heriot-W...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Guy Robertson | Read more »

Students in a smarter Scotland »

Smarter Scotland

Albert Einstein once said we should never regard study as a duty, but as an enviable opportunity. It’s a statement that is undoubtedly true, and to university students battling to cram in lectures, tutorials, essays and other study, it must be ...

Thu 24 Apr 2008 by Fiona Hyslop MSP | Read more »

The graduate endowment: Carving out a legacy »

It may not be the main legacy they so crave, but the SNP have etched themselves into history this week by being the party of government that once again made higher education free to all Scottish nationals. The graduate endowment—the last remai...

Sun 16 Mar 2008 | Read more »

Expert calls for graduate payment rethink »

Andrew Cubie

A leading academic has called for a rethink on how graduates contribute to the cost of university education.Dr Andrew Cubie, who was involved in the 1999 investigation which led to the abolition of tuition fees in Scotland, asked whether it was "s...

Mon 03 Dec 2007 | Read more »

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