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Mental Health Awareness Week

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Last Updated: 16 January 2024

Published: 13 May 2019

Body Image - How we think and feel about our bodies.

For the love of science

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Learning and Teaching

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 13 January 2020

Helen Bell writes about retraining as a science teacher after a ten-year break.

Promoting work-based learning through the pandemic

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Skills and Lifelong Learning

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 1 March 2021

At the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week, John Robertson, SDS’s Director of Corporate Affairs, talks about the importance of putting the spotlight on work-based learning pathways.

Bridging the gap to university

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Fair Access

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 21 April 2022

Dr Emily Flaherty writes about the achievements of the Glasgow Caledonian University Advanced Higher Hub and the plans underway to extend its success.

Researching natural economy solutions for just transition

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Net Zero

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 18 November 2022

As COP27 draws to a close, Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and CEO of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), writes about how SRUC is helping to address the challenges associated with the natural economy.

Scotland at the Heart of Meeting Global Challenges

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Research and Innovation

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 9 February 2023

Dr Cat Ball, Assistant Director of Research and Innovation, talks about SFC’s role in supporting Scottish university research to address national and international challenges.

New board members announced

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About SFC

Last Updated: 16 July 2024

Published: 16 July 2024

Appointments come at a time of opportunity and challenge.

Appointment of new CEO

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About SFC

Last Updated: 29 October 2024

Published: 29 October 2024

The Scottish Funding Council has today announced the appointment of Francesca Osowska OBE FRSE as its new Chief Executive.

National Equality Outcomes Sectoral Event 2024 Outcome Report

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Equality and Diversity

Student Interests

Last Updated: 26 February 2025

Published: 26 February 2025

Reflections on new and past journeys

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Quality

Last Updated: 2 February 2024

Published: 3 January 2024

Karen Gray, SFC’s lead for the new Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework, takes a personal look at the learner journey and at wide-ranging benefits inherent in the new framework. As I take up my new role as Assistant Director for Outcomes, Quality and the Learner Journey, we stand on the brink of launching Scotland’s Tertiary Quality […]

Other Ways of Winning

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Skills and Lifelong Learning

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 11 February 2019

SFC’s André Reibig has some surprising insights into Scotland’s sporting success in Australia and SFC’s role in student athletics.

Attracting Diversity in student access and recruitment

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Fair Access

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 11 February 2019

What are Scottish colleges and universities doing to tackle disadvantage in student access across protected characteristics?

Celebrating talent

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Learning and Teaching

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 11 February 2019

The Herald HE Awards 18 showed once again how much there is to celebrate in Scottish colleges and universities.

Negotiating the gap between school and work

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Skills and Lifelong Learning

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 11 February 2019

How D&A College’s Future Skills programme is bridging the gap between school and work, with high quality work placement and apprenticeship opportunities for young people.

My Care Experience and Journey through Education

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Fair Access

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 4 September 2019

Care experienced student Laura shares her own story as a ‘real person’ behind the statistics for care experienced students in further and higher education and the journey that’s led to studying a Master of Arts in Health and Social Policy.

Scaling up innovation

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Research and Innovation

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 28 April 2020

SFC's Robin Lee on his visit to Scottish Sea Farms, and how innovation in Scottish aquaculture is bring industry together and creating jobs.

Scotland’s STEM Strategy

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Learning and Teaching

Last Updated: 17 January 2024

Published: 13 February 2019

Colleges lead the way to deliver more learning opportunities.

Funding boost for carbon capture research

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Funding

Last Updated: 17 January 2024

Published: 14 February 2019

£150,000 fund announced to support Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage.

Care Day 2019

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Fair Access

Last Updated: 17 January 2024

Published: 15 February 2019

Celebrate the lives and voices of care experienced people.

A red-letter day for College Innovation

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Research and Innovation

Last Updated: 4 January 2024

Published: 28 April 2020

SFC’s Andrew Youngson on the innovative work Scotland’s colleges undertake everyday.

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