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High drop-out rate from Scottish colleges »

A new report by the Scottish Funding Council has revealed that 28 per cent of college students in the country are dropping out of full-time further education before completing their courses. A further 12 per cent of students finish their courses but f...

Wed 14 Sep 2011 by Tom McCallum | Read more »

Merger proposal to be submitted to Scottish Government »

The University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) have agreed to merge. ECA’s Board of Governors met on 21 September and agreed to the deal. Six days later, the University Court met and also consented. The full merger proposal docu...

Mon 27 Sep 2010 by Megan Taylor | Read more »

Funding council hits universities with fines for over recruiting  »

Edinburgh Napier University has been penalised by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) for accepting too many students last year.  The university received a £338,000 fine, equal to the tuition fees paid by government on behalf of the 194 stud...

Sun 18 Apr 2010 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

Report highlights bleak future for higher education funding »

Scottish universities may soon feel the financial pressure of the economic downturn as budgets struggle to accommodate the rapidly increasing number of applicants. A recent SFC report predicted universities will face a signif...

Wed 03 Mar 2010 by Emma Towers | Read more »

Edinburgh's university collections made available online »

The University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University will be among several Scottish institutions joining a partnership with the Collections Trust to make their collections available online. The Culture Grid is a project run by the Collections Trust,...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Chris Grainger | 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 »

Edinburgh universities to delve into new research pool »

The Scottish Funding Council has this week announced a £17.4 million contribution to the formation of a marine research pool, as part of a total investment of £74.7 million. The Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland (MAST...

Wed 11 Nov 2009 by Chris Grainger | Read more »

Modern universities face reduced teaching grants  »

Modern universities in Scotland could face cuts in teaching grants as a result of changes proposed by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). The proposed changes, currently in the consultation stage, aim to replace the way the funding council assesses ho...

Thu 15 Oct 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »