Universities

Sir Peter Mathieson, principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Uni boss defends 'difficult' decisions amid staff strike

Experts have warned new students to be wary of potential scams

New students warned to be wary as scammers target freshers

Graeme Gunn had been a chef for years, and has now retrained.

The chef who cooked for Taylor Swift swaps kitchen for classroom

Inventor Sir James Dyson, founder of Dyson, takes to the stage in Paris last month to unveil the new Dyson CameraJet toothbrush. Picture: Doug Peters Media Assignments

Scotland must not get left behind as new education revolution looms Scotsman comment

The annual Raisin Monday foam fight has erupted in St Andrews as university students embrace the tradition

In pictures: All the fun and foam of Raisin Monday 2026

From left, students Veronica Jafali, Comfort Galimoto and Elida Chithumba outside the Great Hall of the University of Malawi, known as Unima.

The Catch-22 that keeps the world's poorest countries mired in poverty Susan Dalgety

Edinburgh University announced plans to mothball 90 courses last month

Readers' Letters: Scotland must not neglect its own literary heritage

John Cleese (left), a former rector of the University of St Andrews, has urged students not to vote for Scottish Greens MSP Q Manivannan (left) to become the new figurehead of the institution.

John Cleese urges St Andrews students not to vote for Q Manivannan

Alexander the Great, in a cage, being carried aloft by griffins in the mid 15th century

Universities need more Marcus Aurelius and less Alexander the Great Dr Francisco J Perez-Reche

Edinburgh University vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson has accused unions of deliberately timing a strike to 'disadvantage the students' (Picture: Chris Close/University of Edinburgh)

Uni strikers must realise compulsory redundancies can be unavoidable Scotsman comment

Graduates of Edinburgh College of Art craft courses have gone on to work on films and TV shows such as Downton Abbey (Picture: Rory Mulvey)

Edinburgh College of Art has just damaged Scotland’s cultural identity Irene Kernan

A future professor of barista studies demonstrates their latte art skills (Picture: Andreas Solaro)

Barista studies? Universities need to give Gen Z the courses it wants Stephen Jardine

Edinburgh College principal Audrey Cumberford warns urgent and fundamental reform is necessary if the college sector 'is going to survive'

As colleges face insolvency, education crisis is only getting worse Scotsman comment

Computer science is one of the most popular degree subjects in the UK.

Best Universities for Computer Science: Top 10 degrees in the UK

History is one of the most popular degrees in British universities.

Best Universities for History 2026: The top 10 places to study history

A young girl called Daria plays with Peppa Pig toys at an international toy fair in Germany (Picture: Christof Stache)

How Peppa Pig, Mr Bean and Dua Lipa earn billions for UK Scotsman comment

Economics is a popular choice of course at UK universities.

Best Universities for Economics 2026: Top 11 degrees in the UK

A business and management degree can be a great route to a top job, but not all courses are equal according to a new report.

Top 11 Best UK Universities For Business and Management 2026

Architecture is one of the most popular - and hard to get into - university courses.

Best Universities for Architecture 2026: Here are the top 10 in the UK

Staff at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) are escalating their industrial actionJohn Devlin/The Scotsman

GCU strikes: Uni financial decisions 'deeply offensive' to staff

Three Scottish universities appear in the UK's top 10 for studying medicine.

Best UK Universities For Medicine 2026: Three Scottish unis in top 10

Hull tops university rankings for access to part-time work

Ad Feature University cities with strongest part-time job markets

Gaining admission to university can be markedly more difficult depending on which one you wish to attend.

10 Toughest UK Universities To Get Into 2026: Scottish unis dominate

University of Dundee

University urged to rule out compulsory job losses as strike begins

For many careers, education may need to become a life-long pursuit (Picture: David Cheskin)

A qualification at 21 may be out of date by 35. Education must change Alyn Smith

Students had differing views of how well they had been tought depending on the Scottish university they went to.

Top Scottish Universities: 10 unis students rate best for teaching

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide has arrived for 2027, with 14 of Scotland's unis ranked.

Good University Guide 2027: Scotland's top universities ranked

It's a great feeling to have graduated from university, but then the tricky business of getting a job begins.

The 10 best universities in Scotland for graduate employment

Dentistry is one of the most difficult courses to gain admission to in British universities.

Best Universities for Dentristry 2026: 10 best universities in the UK

Thousands of students are starting - or returning to - university in Scotland this month.

Scotland's Top Universities 2026/27: The 10 best Scottish unis ranked

An Aedes cantans mosquito caught by the Mosquito Scotland team in a forest in Scotland

Exclusive Why Scotland should prepare for more tropical, mosquito-borne diseases

University of Benghazi reopens after 11 years in a historic milestone

Ad Feature University reopens after 11 years and breaks three world records

Protesters holding banners reading 'Fighting for jobs at the University of Dundee'

Exclusive Partial victory for campaign to save Dundee Uni's philosophy courses

Universities are under serious financial pressure for a number of reasons, including a reduction in the number of overseas students (Picture: Andy Buchanan)

£200m university funding crisis won't be helped by kneejerk responses Professor James A Miller

Officiating guests at the Launch Ceremony included Professor Sun Dong, Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry

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Scotland is home to world-class research and a growing community of innovative businesses (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Scotland has the science but it needs to join the dots

Food is one of the biggest regular expenses now faced by students

Students more worried about money than ever as cost of living bites

Glasgow University

Readers' Letters: All SNP successfully delivers for Scotland is Groundhog Day

Glasgow University

'Bleak': Universities 'not sustainable' under current funding model

Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli warns Scotland's university face 'an acute and growing financial crisis' (Picture: John Devlin)

Universities' £200m funding gap shows SNP must face reality about fees Scotsman comment

Many graduates are being forced to take jobs in cafes and supermarkets, while others can find no work at all (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

University to universal credit: For many graduates, life can be grim Emilija Morrison

Jason Arday first became a professor at Glasgow University, rather than Cambridge (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

The downfall of Professor Jason Arday is a morality tale for our times Susan Dalgety

Young people across Scotland received their exam results on Tuesday

'Postcode lottery' on exam results as gap holds between rich and poor

Scottish Education Secretary Mairi McAllan with students at Broughton High School in Edinburgh

Analysis Results relief for McAllan - but her real test is still to come

The programme welcomed students from the UK and China

Ad Feature Summer camp brings together young leaders from the UK and China

The University of St Andrews has been ranked by the Complete University Guide as 4th in the UK, making it the top in Scotland with an overall score of 91 per cent.

14 Scottish universities ranked according to new league table

The Thinker by Auguste Rodin is an iconic image of philosophy (Picture: Timothy A Clary)

Why philosophy is no 'dead' subject. We may have never needed it more Scotsman comment

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