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Blog

SFC blogs published since 2018 are available to view below. See SFC archived content for earlier blogs.

28 May 2019

The research and innovation ties that bind

Author: Dr Stuart Fancey, Director, Research and Innovation

SFC’s Stuart Fancey on the active steps Scotland is taking to safeguard its research and innovation partnerships with Europe.

20 May 2019

A Framework for Fair Access

Author: Peter Scott, Commissioner for Fair Access

Peter Scott, Commissioner for Fair Access on what Scotland’s new Framework for Fair Access means for the sector, and students from our most deprived communities.

09 May 2019

Next GP to the surgery please…

Author: Helen Raftopoulos, SFC Assistant Director, Health and Care

Helen Raftopoulos, The Scottish Funding Council’s Assistant Director for Health, looks at SFC’s role in helping to meet the challenges facing general practice in Scotland.

07 May 2019

Men in Early Years

Author: Alison Malcolm, SFC Policy/Analysis Officer

Alison Malcolm on the challenge to recruit more men into the childcare workforce, and the innovative approaches being trialled by colleges to address this.