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Strathclyde appoints Lord Smith as new chancellor »

University of Strathclyde

The Universty of Strathclyde has appointed one of Scotland's leading business figures, Lord Smith of Kelvin, as its new chancellor. The 68-year-old former governor of the BBC will succeed Lord Hope of Craighead who is stepping down. Speaking after hi...

Fri 03 May 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

St Andrews beats Edinburgh in major university league table »

St Andrews University

St Andrews maintained its lead over Edinburgh to be named as the top university in Scotland. The ancient Fife institution came top in the Scottish region and sixth in the UK in authoritative league tables published today by the Complete...

Mon 29 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Trades unions slam HE governance code »

Trades Unions have branded the new Higher Education governance review as weak and disappointing. The criticism comes after the code was published by a steering group of experts chaired by Lord Smith of Kelvin, a former governor of the BBC before the c...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

Team of Edinburgh scientists make breakthrough in DNA research »

A team of scientists from the University of Edinburgh have discovered a way to zip and unzip DNA strands with the use of electrochemistry. The scientists were working in cooperation with NPL and it is hoped the discovery will help to improve technologi...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Greg Bianchi | Read more »

ECSA stand in solidarity with staff facing ‘culture of bullying’ at Edinburgh College  »

Telford College, now the Granton campus of the new Edinburgh College

Edinburgh College Student’s Association (ECSA) have spoken against the stress and lack of support faced by hundreds of teaching staff at Edinburgh College. A recent survey conducted by Scotland’s largest teaching union — the Edu...

Thu 25 Apr 2013 by Greg Bianchi, Rachel Barr | Read more »

Middle class students feel “out of place” at ex-polytechnics »

Napier University Craiglockhart Campus

Findings from a recent study suggests that, for middle class students, simply getting to university is not enough if said university happens to be an ex-polytechnic. Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Birmingham looked at the experiences of...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by Hannah Dowe Standring | Read more »

Exclusive: Cyber-attacks against Scottish universities put student data at risk »

Cyber-attacks on the rise

Scottish universities have seen a rise in the number of cybercrimes against their IT infrastructure in recent years. After a five-month investigation, The Journal can reveal that Scotland's universities have experienced hundreds of attacks, which led ...

Wed 24 Apr 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Students to lead prestigious Anthropology Conference  »

This year the Social Anthropology Society at the University of Edinburgh, have been chosen, alongside the Univeristy of St Andrews and Aberdeen University, to organise the annual student-led Royal Anthropological Institute (RAI)Conference. The theme o...

Wed 03 Apr 2013 by Jamie Timson | Read more »

EUSA hit by crisis management crisis »

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EUSA president incumbent Hugh Murdoch last night resigned from his post to take up a senior position at corporate relations firm SABBMiller, The Journal has learned. Stepping aside before his term has even begun, Murdoch will be joining the throng of ...

Sun 31 Mar 2013 by The Staff | Read more »

University opens Office of the Americas »

Timothy O'Shea Office of the Americas News

The University of Edinburgh has opened an Office of the Americas based in São Paulo, Brazil. Following the successful establishment of the Office of China and the Office of India, the university announced its newly opened Office of the Americas...

Mon 18 Mar 2013 by Katherine Wei | Read more »

Student Festival explores new international opportunities for cooperation »

Korean festival

This month the Student Festival will be engaging in its first partnership with the Global Horizons Festival. A myriad of events are planned that celebrate the ‘student experience’ at the University of Edinburgh. Performances, talks and eve...

Mon 18 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Xie | Read more »

Strathclyde students enjoy engineering success »

Strathclyde engineers win BP Ultimate Field Trip competition

Students from Strathclyde University won BP’s Ultimate Field Trip competition earlier this month. Team Hydra made up of Eric Brown, Hugh McQueen and Theo Scott impressed the BP judges and celebrity science enthusiast, Dara Ó Briain, with ...

Fri 15 Mar 2013 by Émer O'Toole | Read more »

Needle research secures funding »

University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow’s Ultrasonic department has secured funding for revolutionary surgical tool development. It’s School of Engineering has been leading a project to make a needle to vibrate at ultrasonic frequencies. Glasgow Univ...

Fri 15 Mar 2013 by Delanie Clarke | Read more »

The Human Brain Project »

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh are to play a central role in Europe’s largest and most ambitious brain project to date. Last month saw the European Commission give a consortium of European researchers the green light to proceed with...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Oliver Gauld | Read more »

Ancient tooth decay DNA reveals effects of changing diets »

Looking at the tooth decay of Neanderthals

A study has been able to show the exact effect modern diets have had on oral hygiene. In the last week, an international team, led by the University of Adelaide’s Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD), along with the University of Aberdeen and the Sanger...

Wed 06 Mar 2013 by Benjamin Lebus | Read more »

Students to be paid to take cocaine in medical trial »

Cocaine Party

King’s College London (KCL) emailed students last week asking them to take cocaine as part of a research trial. The email sent to both undergraduates and postgraduates stated that the study was looking for healthy male volunteers aged 25 –...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Molly Hunt | Read more »

Stow College launch entrepreneurship course »

Stow College

A large audience gathered in Stow College’s West Campus on Wednesday 27 March to hear details about the college’s course in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. Stow College is the first in Scotland to have welcomed the Peter Jones Enterprise ...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Delanie Clarke | Read more »

Grameen appoints CEO to introduce micro-lending system in Scotland »

Muhammad Yunus

Kevin Cadman has been appointed as CEO of the Grameen Scotland Foundation. The Grameen Scotland Foundation is a charitable body run by a board of trustees who are planning to expand all over the UK. Their main project is to introduce the micro-lendin...

Tue 05 Mar 2013 by Ana Vázquez | Read more »

Mike Russell backs von Prondzynski report for universities review »

Education secretary Michael Russell

Education secretary Mike Russell has given an indication that an independent review should be basis for new university governance. Russell made frequent references to the Independent Review of Higher Education Governance chaired by Robert Gordon Unive...

Sun 03 Mar 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Reid Kerr lecturers to strike over pay dispute »

Lecturers from Reid Kerr joined in a march against cuts to the college sector

Students at a Paisley college face disruption to classes next week as lecturers will walk out in dispute over pay conditions. Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) lecturers at Reid Kerr College will strike on Wednesday 27 February after union repre...

Fri 22 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

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