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This International Women’s Day we celebrate women’s achievements and forging change. Student Tori-Leigh Adams describes how West Lothian College has put her on track to run her own business.

Investments announced for new research partnerships in brain health, energy and food.

SCQF Partnership introduces a new Military Skills and Qualifications Discovery Tool that helps veterans and employers appreciate the value of skills gained through military service.

2023 Herald HE awards highlight ‘brilliant work’.

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) and the other UK higher education funding bodies have made initial decisions on the high-level design of the next Research Excellence Framework (REF).

Since its launch, ChatGPT has experienced widespread global uptake and sustained media attention. Dr Alfred Tiley of The Data Lab Innovation Centre explores its potential in education.

New SFC-backed project promotes partnership approach to rural skills.

The Scottish Funding Council has launched four research partnerships in a bid to exploit multi-discipline approaches and respond to future funding opportunities.

Standard Innovation Vouchers and Student Placement Innovation Vouchers now offer a value of up to £7.5k, a rise from £5k.

This careers week, Jackie Galbraith, Principal at West Lothian College shares how the many partners WLC works with empowers individuals to shape their future careers.

Martin McGuire, Director for Scotland of WorldSkills UK explains how successful Scotland has been at WorldSkills National finals in 2023 but wants to build on that success. WorldSkills, a global movement of 86 countries including Germany, France, China, India and Brazil, provides a valuable mechanism for benchmarking the quality of skills. Through its competition-based assessment […]

In our guest blog for University Mental Health Day, Alex Weir writes about three support groups making a real difference to student wellbeing at UHI Perth.  In recent years, Student Services staff at UHI Perth and colleagues across the educational sector have noticed a rising number of students expressing feelings of loneliness and related well-being […]

Education Scotland report highlights lessons from the pandemic and says colleges are striving to help their students to progress.

The recent report on blended provision forms part of an SFC-supported enhancement project. In our guest blog, QAA Scotland’s Alison Eales explores its findings, the research behind them, and the project’s next steps. What did the research say? The key finding is that blended learning is now the norm across the Scottish tertiary sector. Even […]

Dr Sean Field and Dr Mette High describe the work of the new SFC-funded Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Homes and Livelihoods (SRAEHL) towards making the changes needed for our future net zero society.

Professor Melissa Terras reflects on the achievements of the Edinburgh and South of Scotland Creative Informatics Programme.

The first André Reibig Medal goes to a remarkable gold-medal winning para-swimmer.

Professor Mette High reflects on the first year success of the Scottish Research Alliance for Energy, Houses and Livelihoods.

SFC’s Pathfinders programme investigated new ways to match education and training to the skills needs of regional economies.