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Staff and students lash out at unrepresentative education taskforce »

The final report of the Joint Future Thinking Taskforce on university funding has met with widespread condemnation from students and staff across Scotland. Following the interim report published this summer, student associations and the University and...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Guy Roberston | Read more »

Haymarket hotel development on hold »

Scottish planning minister Stewart Steveson has ordered a public enquiry into the £200 million development project at Haymarket junction. The decision from the Scottish government is likely to cause significant delay to the scheduled plans for t...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Francesco Cirillo | 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 by Rob Church-Taylor | Read more »

Scottish Government challenges cash-strapped universities »

A government-led funding initiative for higher education in Scotland has challenged universities to demonstrate how their use of public funds supports the economy. The Joint Future Thinking Taskforce, which had its final meeting last week, will re-...

Fri 03 Oct 2008 by Guy Robertson | Read more »

Rise in fees required to counteract universities' increasing debt »

British universities are borrowing millions in order to finance plans to improve their campuses in response to students' demands for better facilities. Some institutions are hoping the government will raise the £3,145 cap on fees in the 2009 Revi...

Tue 26 Feb 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

Drowning in a sea of broken promises »

I am slightly concerned that my column is in danger of turning into a little bit of an anti-Nationalist rant. I think it's common knowledge that there's really very little risk of my swanning off and joining the SNP any time soon, but nevertheless, I...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Tim Goodwin | Read more »

Greens oppose end to road tolls »

The Scottish Parliament's move to abolish tolls on the Forth and Tay Bridges has been backed by the Scottish Parliament's transport commitee.The SNP had laid out in their manifesto a plan to remove the charge of £1 to use the Forth Bridge and 80p...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 by Antonia Forsyth | Read more »

SNP finally responds to police crisis »

Scottish police forces are to be granted an extra £54m by the Scottish Executive to spend on recruiting 500 new police officers. The funding follows recent criticism of the Scottish government's failure to act upon its manifesto pledge to hire 10...

Sun 18 Nov 2007 by Alastair Sloan | Read more »