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Skilfully meeting employers’ needs
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11 Lùna 2022

SFC has published new guidance for the University Upskilling Fund with a breakdown of 2022-23 allocations.

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Expert backing for PGR ambitions
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11 Lùna 2022

Members announced for advisory group designed to support future research talent.

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Record first-choice acceptances for Scots
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09 Lùna 2022

More Scottish students gain a place at their first-choice university and increase in SIMD40 numbers.

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Solving societal challenges
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03 Lùna 2022

SFC announces the societal challenge areas where Alliances for Research Challenges will be developed.

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Pilot panel supports university-level assessment in REF
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28 Iuch 2022

Panel recommends that assessment of the research environment in REF should focus on the university, instead of discipline level

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£100m research fund announced
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14 Iuch 2022

Latest round of UK Research Partnership Investment Fund launched today by UKRI.

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£31m loan scheme aims to accelerate net zero plans
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13 Iuch 2022

Universities invited to submit expressions of interest.

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University student satisfaction still high
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06 Iuch 2022

Scottish institutions remain above UK average in 2022 National Student Survey results.

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Scottish higher education institutions sign Academic Integrity Charter
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04 Iuch 2022

All of Scotland’s HE institutions have signed a UK-wide Academic Integrity Charter, developed by the Quality Assurance Agency.

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