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Warning university cuts could cause ‘permanent damage’ to Scotland's creative sector

SCOTLAND risks permanently losing specialist creative skills that support its growing film and television industry if three historic university courses are axed, an industry leader has warned.

The National (Scotland) · 2h ago

Scottish university urged to U-turn over 'devastating' course closures

The University of Edinburgh has been urged to reverse the closure of three 'vital' degrees in a move which critics say would be a…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 30

Thousands of university staff to begin strikes in cuts and redundancies dispute

The strikes at the University of Edinburgh will take place over the course of five weeks.

Evening Standard · Sep 27

25 jobs lost as Scottish data firm falls into administration

An Edinburgh-based data analytics firm has collapsed in administration, leading to 25 jobs being lost ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 14

Food price caps are global. So why is Scotland's plan getting bad press?

JOHN Swinney’s plans to introduce a price cap on food essentials have been subjected to “unfair” press coverage which casts the SNP as a…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 6

From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did

Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25

Palestinian writer's 50-year-old diaries saved by Scottish university

DIARIES from a Palestinian writer and lawyer which were at risk of destruction from Israeli raids in the West Bank have been preserved in Scotland.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20

As Ebola kills thousands in DRC, a perfect storm is making the virus hard to stop

New species and regional instability are factors – but decisions made in the US and Britain are also costing lives, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

In 1847, a Scottish obstetrician showed the world the use of a vital medicine while helping women during childbirth and making surgeries safe and painless, changing the course of medical science forever

In 1847, a Scottish obstetrician showed the world the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic during childbirth and surgery. Sir James Young Simpson tested the substance with colleagues in Edinburgh and later used it to reduce pain. His work helped spread anaesthesia in medicine and changed how doctors approached childbirth…

The Economic Times · Aug 12

Scottish scientists to trial daily pill for women with heavy menstrual bleeding

Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have been awarded just under £2 million to lead a major clinical…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 12