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Report charts headway towards future investment plan
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31 Jul 2025

Report details progress towards the first national infrastructure investment plan for colleges.

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Report shows increase in undergraduates from most deprived parts of Scotland
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30 Jul 2025

New figures show that 16.7% of Scottish-domiciled full-time first degree entrants to university were from the 20% most deprived areas in 2023-24.

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Increase in applications to Scottish universities
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17 Jul 2025

The most recent data published by UCAS show a steady increase in applications to Scottish universities across a range of demographics.

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UK Worldskills finals to include 32 Scots
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10 Jul 2025

Worldskills UK has announced the finalists for South Wales event in November.

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Student satisfaction rising following pandemic dip
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09 Jul 2025

The pandemic-related trend for overall satisfaction is continuing to be reversed with a 2.6% increase on 2024 results.

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New Chair announced
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03 Jul 2025

Professor Cara Aitchison is the new Chair of the Scottish Funding Council.

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College Student Outcomes report published
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02 Jul 2025

New figures show students at college are increasingly likely to continue their studies for longer.

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Dundee investigation report published
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19 Jun 2025

SFC Chief Executive welcomes “robust and comprehensive report” into financial position at the University of Dundee.

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Report points the way to improving learning
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16 Jun 2025

SFC evaluation report looks at CDN’s professional learning and quality improvement work.

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