Scots universities to get £40m for poorer students
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/scots-universities-to-get-40m-for-poorer-students-1-2962632

Peer pressure and a hostility to authority affect university access
http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/letters/peer-pressure-and-a-hostility-to-authority-affect-university-access.21317795

University access initiative
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/university-access-initiative.21317717

Inside Track: There’s too little evidence for tuition fee judgment
http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/inside-track-theres-too-little-evidence-for-tuition-fee-judgment.21337691

University focus could brand colleges second-rate
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/university-focus-could-brand-colleges-second-rate-1-2965927

Job advantage for graduates with work experience – survey
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22875717

Scottish uni students show degree of pessimism
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/scottish-uni-students-show-degree-of-pessimism-1-2964155

Academic collaboration worth £80m to Scots economy by 2018
http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/academic-collaboration-worth-80m-to-scots-economy-by-2018-x.21145866

Enhancing student experience: how Scotland is doing things differently
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/jun/10/student-experience-scotland-higher-education

Abolition of graduate endowment has failed to widen access
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/abolition-of-graduate-endowment-has-failed-to-widen-access.21308862

The Green league 2013: which universities are top of the class?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/jun/10/green-league-university-list

Student union urges universities to ban payday loan advertisements
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/student-union-urges-universities-to-ban-payday-loan-advertisements.21293294

Bail out universities rather than banks?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22756408

 
Competitors (Scotland)

Camilla unveiled as University of Aberdeen chancellor
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22799372

World-leading future cities institute launched in Glasgow
http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/news.php?NID=18630&Title=World-leading+future+cities+institute+launched+in+Glasgow

Napier still Scotland’s greenest university
http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/10713-napier-still-scotlands-greenest-university

Dr Robert M Buchan installed as Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University
http://www.hw.ac.uk/news-events/news/dr-robert-m-buchan-installed-as-chancellor-12538.htm

Scottish universities ‘could continue discriminating against English after independence’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10090736/Scottish-universities-could-continue-discriminating-against-English-after-independence.html

‘Gamechanging’ university tuition fees advice faces criticism
http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/gamechanging-university-tuition-fees-advice-faces-criticism.21221744

Danger of loss of access to scientific funding
http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/danger-of-loss-of-access-to-scientific-funding.21222463

Go-it-alone Scotland could lose study cash
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/go-it-alone-scotland-could-lose-study-cash.21213246

Tuition-fee rise ‘still deterring’ would-be university students
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/31/tuition-fees-obstacle-students-ucas

Row brews over honorary degrees
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/row-brews-over-honorary-degrees.21235372

Free university tuition a middle-class benefit, says SNP’s ‘hand-picked’ principal
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10096977/Free-university-tuition-a-middle-class-benefit-says-SNPs-hand-picked-principal.html

Why the Guardian university guide is the one to watch
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jun/04/why-the-guardian-university-guide-is-the-one-to-watch

Syrian academics ‘must be helped just like those who fled the Nazis’
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/syrian-academics-must-be-helped-just-like-those-who-fled-the-nazis-8643286.html

College students given chance of university life
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/college-students-given-chance-of-university-life-1-2953278

Care leavers ‘need more support’ to reach university
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/care-leavers-need-more-support-to-reach-university/2004308.article

Poor ‘hit hardest’ by student funding reforms
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/poor-hit-hardest-by-student-funding-reforms-1-2954188

The Guardian guide to choosing the wrong university
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jackrivlin/100220530/the-guardian-guide-to-choosing-the-wrong-university/

 
Competitors (Scotland)

Big boost for big data
http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/company-news/big-boost-for-big-data.21228174

Edinburgh Napier University To Expand Presence In Singapore
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=953730

Duchess of Rothesay set for Aberdeen Uni role
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/duchess-of-rothesay-set-for-aberdeen-uni-role-1-2952809

Top marks for St Andrews University as survey ranks it best in Scotland
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/fife/top-marks-for-st-andrews-university-as-survey-ranks-it-best-in-scotland-1.99389

Heriot-Watt rises again in Guardian league table
http://www.hw.ac.uk/news-events/news/heriot-watt-rises-again-guardian-league-table-12466.htm

Free Uni places offered to support booming industries
http://www.napier.ac.uk/media/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=394

A summary of the publications, circulars and reports issued by key external agencies such as the Funding Council, Scottish Government etc. during May 2013.

Scottish universities remain ‘elitist’

http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/scottish-universities-remain-elitist-1-2948060

Sheila Riddell: The education class ceiling

http://www.scotsman.com/news/sheila-riddell-the-education-class-ceiling-1-2948078

£222 million cost of ‘free’ university degrees for English in independent Scotland

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/10074431/222-million-cost-of-free-university-degrees-for-English-in-independent-Scotland.html

EU students could face fees at Scottish universities if nation votes for independence

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/eu-students-could-face-fees-1921521

Scottish independence: University fee structure ‘legal’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22705606

Universities Scotland: EU students could be liable for tuition fees after independence

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/universities-scotland-eu-students-could-be-liable-for-tuition-fees-after-independence.1369916561

Decline in university spin-out firms

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/decline-in-university-spin-out-firms.21166963

Cable warns overseas students in ‘immigration panic’

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22705868

Making moves towards a Britain where graduates don’t need to go to extreme measures to get a job

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/making-moves-towards-a-britain-where-graduates-dont-need-to-go-to-extreme-measures-to-get-a-job-8634950.html

Boris Johnson: Cutting the number of foreign students will harm the UK

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/london-mayor-election/mayor-of-london/10087355/Boris-Johnson-Cutting-the-number-of-foreign-students-will-harm-the-UK.html

Colleges merger gets go ahead

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/colleges-merger-gets-go-ahead-125816n.21206391

Competitors (Scotland)

University of Strathclyde hosts Middle East Marketing roundtable

http://www.ameinfo.com/university-strathclyde-hosts-middle-east-marketing-342858

The best of both worlds

http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2013/5/26/education/13081539&sec=education

It’s possible in Africa – Agambire

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=275194

Sustainable Success for Heriot-Watt

http://www.hw.ac.uk/news-events/news/sustainble-success-12344.htm

University appoints new independent members to its governing body

http://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/media/news/university-appoints-new-independent-members-to-its-governing-body

Award-winning Glasgow designer to launch debut collection

http://www.heraldscotland.com/fashion/latest/award-winning-glasgow-designer-to-launch-debut-collection.2013058516

Uni plans for Portuguese conference

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/uni-plans-for-portuguese-conference-125804n.21189964

Queen Margaret University students invited to connect with old friends

http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/going-out/articles/227323-queen-margaret-university-alumni-invited-to-connect-reunion-event/

Work begins on new £50m Highlands and Islands college building

http://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/227462-work-begins-on-new-50m-highlands-and-islands-college-building/

Competitors (London)

Woolwich attack suspects’ former university played host to extremists

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/10079894/Woolwich-attack-suspects-former-university-played-host-to-extremists.html

Boris Johnson: Ban Islamic groups teaching segregated university lectures

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/10081763/Boris-Johnson-Ban-Islamic-groups-teaching-segregated-university-lectures.html

‘Cloud’ to help UCL researchers with blue-sky thinking

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/cloud-to-help-ucl-researchers-with-bluesky-thinking-8633898.html

Scottish independence: Scots students could suffer
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/scottish-independence-scots-students-could-suffer-1-2939290

Scottish independence: Students could be ‘squeezed out’ of home universities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22621470

Embrace Moocs or face decline, warns v-c
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/embrace-moocs-or-face-decline-warns-v-c/2003919.article

One in eight students considers suicide
http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/one-in-eight-students-considers-suicide-1-2937226

 
Competitors (Scotland)

One degree, two skill-sets
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-20/news/39392115_1_degree-programme-new-degree-management

Fellowship, Scholarship Opportunities
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/May/20/fellowship-scholarship-opportunities-68.asp

New centre planned in Dundee for offshore wind power
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22613044

 
Competitors (London)

Get a taste of the U.K.
http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/college-and-university/get-a-taste-of-the-uk/article4727463.ece

Chinese university in talks to open UK campus at former BBC site
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10066997/Chinese-university-in-talks-to-open-UK-campus-at-former-BBC-site.html

University of East London launches graduates into heart of Canary Wharf
http://www.uel.ac.uk/news/press-releases/2013/05/canarywharfprogramme.htm

 
Social media

Social media use may flag up likely dropouts
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/social-media-use-may-flag-up-likely-dropouts/2003961.article

Report: Student loans body funding ‘inadequate’

http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/report-student-loans-body-funding-inadequate-1-2925892

Small firms link up with universities to recruit more graduates.

http://news.stv.tv/scotland/224178-small-firms-link-up-with-universities-to-recruit-more-graduates/

Firms seek stronger skills collaboration with universities

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/firms-seek-stronger-skills-collaboration-with-universities-2013-05/

Competitors (Scotland)

 Alex Salmond unveils Scottish oil and gas academy

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/alex-salmond-unveils-scottish-oil-and-gas-academy-1-2925878

University of Edinburgh Announces New Online LL.M. Modules

http://www.llm-guide.com/article/787/university-of-edinburgh-announces-new-online-llm-modules

Students colour the catwalk

http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3218108

Enhancing Global Employability Skills through Graduate Internship Programme at University of Dundee

http://www.scotlandgoesglobal.co.uk/2013/05/09/enhancing-global-employability-skills-through-graduate-internship-programme-at-university-of-dundee/

Puppy room bid to beat exam stress for Aberdeen students

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22508773

Entrepreneur bid to revolutionise male underpants

http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/entrepreneur-bid-to-revolutionise-male-underpants-1-2927816

Big Lottery funding boost for women in science

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22538057

New depute is unveiled at university

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/new-depute-is-unveiled-at-university-124474n.21092621

Competitors (London)

 Pint of Science festival brings beer and brains together

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22522359

Social media

 How to Use Google+ Hangouts in Higher Education: Distance Learning With Social Media

http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2013/05/how-to-use-google-hangouts-in-higher-education-distance-learning-with-social-media/

Social Media within Higher Education: US and UK Universities 

http://www.richierutter.com/social-media-within-higher-education-us-and-uk-universities/

A Year’s Worth of Social Media in Higher Education

http://socialatedu.com/2013/05/12/a-years-worth-of-social-media-in-higher-education/

Universities and businesses link to increase graduate job chances

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22420517

Increased university funding ‘not preventing inequality’ says academic

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22402441

Scottish plans for widening access to education don’t go far enough

http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/may/02/scotland-university-widening-access-plans

Call to give students more of a say in running of universities

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/call-to-give-students-more-of-a-say-in-running-of-universities.21019954

Transparency and higher education governance

http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/transparency-and-higher-education-governance.21019861

Competitors (Scotland)

Lord Smith of Kelvin appointed University of Strathclyde chancellor

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/lord-smith-of-kelvin-appointed-university-of-strathclyde-chancellor.1367587005

New director appointed to Glasgow School of Art

http://www.scotsman.com/news/arts/new-director-appointed-to-glasgow-school-of-art-1-2919408

Four more universities join Futurelearn

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/four-more-universities-join-futurelearn/2003640.article

Funding doubled for Aberdeen energy training academy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22481863

Competitors (London)

Cambridge Tops Oxford in Ranking

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/world/europe/06iht-educbriefs06.html?_r=0

ULU closure backed by London college leaders

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/ulu-closure-backed-by-london-college-leaders/2003650.article

Students vow to protest at University of London Union closure

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/03/students-protest-london-union-closure

The harsh reality of the University London Union

http://www.thecommentator.com/article/3451/the_harsh_reality_of_the_university_london_union

Social media

Social media use not a class requirement per school policy

http://www.uccsscribe.com/news/social-media-use-not-a-class-requirement-per-school-policy-1.2827277

LinkedIn Today introduces new streamlined Channels

http://www.examiner.com/article/linkedin-today-introduces-new-streamlined-channels

• Cyber Attacks Against Scottish Universities on the Rise

http://www.journal-online.co.uk/article/10586-exclusive-cyberattacks-against-scottish-universities-put-student-data-at-risk

• Tuition Caps to Hit Scots Students

http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/tuition-caps-to-hit-scots-students-1-2912333

• University Degree Shake Up Call

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/university-degree-shake-up-call.20951553

Competitors

• Mark Batho to Become Vice Principal at Abertay University

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/education/mark-batho-to-become-vice-principal-at-abertay-university-1.86796

• University Targeted in Lab Cruelty Row

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/university-targeted-in-lab-cruelty-row.20898619

• Balfour Beattie to Expand Strathclyde Research Centre

http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/balfour-beatty-to-extend-strathclyde-research-centre

• Oldest University is Best for Higher Education

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/education/oldest-university-is-best-for-higher-education.20927433

• Glasgow Slips Out of Top 20 Universities

http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/glasgow-slips-out-of-top-20-universities-122600n.20920978

Competitors (London)

• Graduate Rich List Reveals Universities That Will Make you Millions

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2314550/UK-graduate-rich-list-reveals-universities-make-millionaire-Oxford-comes-top.html

• Scandal of the University Students who get Teaching of Less than 100 hours a Year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2315920/Scandal-university-students-fewer-100-hours-teaching-year.html

Social Media

• How to Find a Graduate Job Using Social Media

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/student-life/10010861/How-to-find-a-graduate-job-using-social-media.html

• Social Media Hampers Success of Young People

http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/youthtube/2013/04/26/social-media-hampering-success-of-young-people

For more information, please contact Helenor Fisher at Helenor.Fisher@gcu.ac.uk

• Revealed: Scottish Universities’ Science Teams Experiment on More than 200,000 Animals a Year

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/animal-testing-glasgow-edinburgh-university-1844323

• Thatcher’s Children Seek Independence for Universities

http://www.wonkhe.com/2013/04/10/thatchers-children-seek-independence-for-universities/

• Students Reject Question of Scottish Independence

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/scotland/article3742505.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_04_18

• 4 Universities in Global Top 100

http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/four-scottish-universities-in-global-top-100-1-2905189

Competitors

• Impulse Magazine Launches across Edinburgh (Edi Napier magazine)

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2013/04/impulse-magazine-2013-launches-across-edinburgh/&ct=ga&cad=CAcQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAydzKiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLUdC&cd=tfhmgXVQGAs&usg=AFQjCNHvtBN5PXvm-tTDV7IgtqGz7oeDOQ

• Heriot Watt Students Launch Camden Pop Up Shop

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thenationalstudent.com/News/2013-04-19/Heriot_Watt_students_launch_Camden_pop_up_shop.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAtqjFiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLUdC&cd=tIHC26LFCzU&usg=AFQjCNFqJAycur5fgNGIYUuU1sBLmAoPNw

• New £30m Scots Innovation Centres (at Glasgow University) to Create 2,000 jobs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22264593

Competitors (London)

• London Met Retains Right to Recruit International Students

http://www.palatinate.org.uk/?p=38522

Social Media

• Music Key for Marketers

+http://www.warc.com/LatestNews/News/EmailNews.news?ID=31305&Origin=WARCNewsEmail

• Job Market Likes Social Media Networking

http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.thedailyaztec.com/2013/04/job-market-likes-social-media-networking/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgAIAAoATAAOABAuOTUiwVIAVAAWABiBWVuLUdC&cd=Y1WUNEW0kfQ&usg=AFQjCNGPzYHnogW2KPiRllvC5SvnKAzKnA

For more information, please contact Helenor Fisher at Helenor.Fisher@gcu.ac.uk