One third of Nobel prize winners educated in UK
A new study by the British Council has shown that over a third of Nobel Prize winners who studied abroad did so at British universities. Of the 860 recipients of…
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson awarded honorary degree
Civil rights campaigner the Reverend Jesse Jackson has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh. The degree of Doctor Honoris Causa was conferred upon Mr Jackson on…
University of Edinburgh backs EU membership
Scotland’s most influential universities have backed a national campaign to persuade British voters to maintain the UK’s membership of the European Union (EU). Universities UK, which represents 133 higher education…
Drop in UK student numbers causes Scottish funding gap
New data collated by The Herald has shown that the number of students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland coming to study at Scottish universities has fallen by five hundred…
University of Edinburgh research points to constitutional change
Research by the University of Edinburgh’s Academy of Government suggests that the majority of the UK population believe Scotland will become independent at some point in the future. The study,…
Edinburgh students to benefit from greater access to galleries
The University of Edinburgh and the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) have drawn up an agreement, enabling students to have greater access to the nation’s vast and growing collections of…
Gender inequality still prevalent at Scottish universities
A recent report has shown that just 22 per cent of university professors across Scotland are female. The study, undertaken by the Scottish newspaper The Herald, also revealed that only…