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Wagamama to give free ramen to students & apprentices - how to get it

The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate - how to watch BBC documentary about infamous celebrity
The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate - how to watch BBC documentary about infamous celebrity

The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate - how to watch BBC documentary

Amelia Whitelaw, Director, Interface
Amelia Whitelaw, Director, Interface

Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards boasts a strong line-up of contenders - Ameli...

Students in the Netherlands have built a 3D printed car that is fully electric and removes carbon dioxide from the air.
Students in the Netherlands have built a 3D printed car that is fully electric and removes carbon dioxide from the air.

Students build fully electric car that removes carbon dioxide from air

Ahmet Burak Ozyurt (L), Kubra Kaymakci Ustuner and Meltem Hiktaniyan, of the Association of Turkish Alumni and Students.
Ahmet Burak Ozyurt (L), Kubra Kaymakci Ustuner and Meltem Hiktaniyan, of the Association of Turkish Alumni and Students.

Turkey Syria earthquake: ‘We found out this morning they are dead’

The open world RPG sets players in the centre of the action at Hogwarts. Photo: IGDB.
The open world RPG sets players in the centre of the action at Hogwarts. Photo: IGDB.

Hogwarts Legacy: Warner Bros unveils gameplay trailer and release date

The University of Edinburgh is at the centre of the row over places for Scottish students
The University of Edinburgh is at the centre of the row over places for Scottish students

Readers' Letters: It's time to review the funding of university places

Only pupils who fell into 'widening access' categories were accepted into Edinburgh University on several courses, it can be revealed.
Only pupils who fell into 'widening access' categories were accepted into Edinburgh University on several courses, it can be revealed.

Students from less deprived background have 'door closed' to university

A climber killed in an avalanche on Ben Nevis has been named as Mark Bessell, a 48-year-old teacher from Bristol.
A climber killed in an avalanche on Ben Nevis has been named as Mark Bessell, a 48-year-old teacher from Bristol.

Teacher killed in Ben Nevis avalanche named

“Less time to study, more time working and, in the end, that might have the effect that they’re not able to succeed in their course and again lead to the risk of them dropping out” Universities UK chief executive warns
“Less time to study, more time working and, in the end, that might have the effect that they’re not able to succeed in their course and again lead to the risk of them dropping out” Universities UK chief executive warns

University dropout numbers could rise amid cost of living crisis

The Gender Reform Bill has divided opinion across Scotland
The Gender Reform Bill has divided opinion across Scotland

Scotland on Sunday readers' letters

To confront an axolotl is to be momentarily stupified (Picture: Robert Michael/AFP via Getty Images)
To confront an axolotl is to be momentarily stupified (Picture: Robert Michael/AFP via Getty Images)

The plight of the axolotl is an indictment of humanity – Laura Waddell

University and College Union members on the picket line at the University of Stirling. Picture: UCU/PA Wire
University and College Union members on the picket line at the University of Stirling. Picture: UCU/PA Wire

‘Burnt-out’ university staff continue strike action

Dr Andrew Cowell with student engineers Scott McCulloch, Adam Friend, Jamie Whitehead and Rebekah Edgar with a flatpack wind turbine invented by by Douglas Macartney,. It has since been developed into a viable prototype by several teams of undergraduate engineers from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Dr Andrew Cowell with student engineers Scott McCulloch, Adam Friend, Jamie Whitehead and Rebekah Edgar with a flatpack wind turbine invented by by Douglas Macartney,. It has since been developed into a viable prototype by several teams of undergraduate engineers from Glasgow Caledonian University.

Flatpack wind turbine invented by 15-year-old set to help communities in Kenya

University strikes begin as union members walk out over pensions & pay

The Stirling of University boasts a picturesque campus of 360 acres
The Stirling of University boasts a picturesque campus of 360 acres

University union to go plant-based by 2025

Students at Edinburgh University
Students at Edinburgh University

Scottish students should receive half-price bus and train fares, says NUS

A delegation led by John Klesner, an advisor to the Ministry of Education of Denmark, visited the “school of the future”, the UK’s first innovation school at Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.
A delegation led by John Klesner, an advisor to the Ministry of Education of Denmark, visited the “school of the future”, the UK’s first innovation school at Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow, Scotland.

Delegation from Denmark visits Scottish 'school of the future'

The soaring cost of living will be felt harshly by 300, 000 students across the UK
The soaring cost of living will be felt harshly by 300, 000 students across the UK

Nearly 300,000 students facing cost-of-living hardship in UK

A protester tears up his Iranian passport during a protest against Iran and the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini in Istanbul, Turkey.
A protester tears up his Iranian passport during a protest against Iran and the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini in Istanbul, Turkey.

Students trapped as Iran protests escalate

The cost of living crisis is an added pressure for students (photo: Adobe)
The cost of living crisis is an added pressure for students (photo: Adobe)

Coping strategy for students struggling with cost of living crisis

Learning Disability Nursing with student Jodie Tocher in the ward area of the Clinical Skills Suite.
Learning Disability Nursing with student Jodie Tocher in the ward area of the Clinical Skills Suite.

Champion our nurses to combine research and clinical careers - Nicola Roberts

Many Fringe bosses are blaming high accommodation costs for lower ticket sales.
Many Fringe bosses are blaming high accommodation costs for lower ticket sales.

Why Festival Fringe bosses are painfully out of touch on housing crisis

Students urged to get vaccinated against life-threatening diseases before Freshers Week
Students urged to get vaccinated against life-threatening diseases before Freshers Week

Students urged to get vaccinated against virus before Freshers Week

The summer holidays are almost over for Scotland, but term dates vary for schools depending on their council area.
The summer holidays are almost over for Scotland, but term dates vary for schools depending on their council area.

When do Scottish schools reopen after summer? Exact dates 2022 - check your area

RBS urges people to be way of unsolicited phone calls, texts or emails asking for personal or bank details. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.
RBS urges people to be way of unsolicited phone calls, texts or emails asking for personal or bank details. Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto.

More than half of students targeted by scammers, with Edinburgh among hotspots

Scotland's SQA exam results day is around the corner (Getty Images)
Scotland's SQA exam results day is around the corner (Getty Images)

When are the SQA exam results out in Scotland?

Hospitality students at South Lanarkshire College
Hospitality students at South Lanarkshire College

Campus return for class of 2022/23 - Stella McManus

Iain Wardrop, Associate Director working in the Scottish Futures Trust’s Asset Strategy team
Iain Wardrop, Associate Director working in the Scottish Futures Trust’s Asset Strategy team

Students can teach us about the benefits sharing spaces can offer - Iain Wardrop

Mixed reality holographic patients are being used by medical students at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the first in the world to experience the new way of learning. Picture: GigXR/CUH/PA Wire
Mixed reality holographic patients are being used by medical students at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, the first in the world to experience the new way of learning. Picture: GigXR/CUH/PA Wire

UK medical students train on hologram patients in world first

Almost a quarter of UK University students can't afford to buy textbooks

Education is not 'learnification' (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
Education is not 'learnification' (Picture: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

The problem with jargon about 'learners' in education – Cameron Wyllie

'Transforming and improving business has been the theme of my career,' says Mr Miller. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.
'Transforming and improving business has been the theme of my career,' says Mr Miller. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

The Big Interview: Stewart Miller, CEO of the National Robotarium

Students take to gamekeeping life

Is it right that we already know who will reign over the people of the UK decades into the future? (Picture: John Sibley/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Is it right that we already know who will reign over the people of the UK decades into the future? (Picture: John Sibley/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Why have republicans gone quiet about UK monarchy? – Tommy Sheppard

The requirement to wear face masks in secondary schools in Scotland is being scrapped
The requirement to wear face masks in secondary schools in Scotland is being scrapped

Face masks in school classrooms to be scrapped

How much it would actually cost to go to Hogwarts

Scottish universities are being urged to dock staff pay if they work to rule.
Scottish universities are being urged to dock staff pay if they work to rule.

Universities body tells institutions to dock staff pay over work-to-rule

An obsession with social media and virtual life can lead to a collision with reality (Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)
An obsession with social media and virtual life can lead to a collision with reality (Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)

We need to reassess the increasing digitisation of our lives – Alastair Stewart

Driving test changes will force learners to wait longer for resits

Do you know a talented young musician? This is how they can apply.
Do you know a talented young musician? This is how they can apply.

Ad Feature Apply now for national youth orchestra summer Training Ensembles courses

Students at the University of St Andrews
Students at the University of St Andrews

Students are lacking in key social skills, says top Scottish university

Students at the University of St Andrews have claimed there has been a spate of drink and needle spikings. Picture: AFP via Getty Images
Students at the University of St Andrews have claimed there has been a spate of drink and needle spikings. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Claims of drink and needle spiking at top Scottish university

Mhairi MacLennan in action at the Scottish Athletics Inter-District XC 2022 (Picture: Bobby Gavin)
Mhairi MacLennan in action at the Scottish Athletics Inter-District XC 2022 (Picture: Bobby Gavin)

Athletics: Maclennan takes XC gold on Irvine return

Many colleges will move to blended learning this week to protect staff and students amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
Many colleges will move to blended learning this week to protect staff and students amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

Colleges move to hybrid learning as Omicron spreads

Scotland's school sex survey will ask children intimate questions without a guarantee of anonymity (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Scotland's school sex survey will ask children intimate questions without a guarantee of anonymity (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

School sex survey is product of Sturgeon's highhandedness – Susan Dalgety

Minimum living standard and dedicated regulatory framework to be considered as part of student accommodation review
Minimum living standard and dedicated regulatory framework to be considered as part of student accommodation review

Minimum living standard to be considered as part of student accommodation review

Lewis O'Connor, chair of the BMA’s Scottish Medical Students Committee.
Lewis O'Connor, chair of the BMA’s Scottish Medical Students Committee.

Request for medical students to help NHS shows staffing crisis, says BMA

Glasgow city centre. Picture: PA
Glasgow city centre. Picture: PA

Living in Glasgow, it’s hard to get excited about COP26 - Stephen McIlkenny

Raisin Weekend in St Andrews (Pic: Jamie Callaghan)
Raisin Weekend in St Andrews (Pic: Jamie Callaghan)

St Andrews: Students warned to behave ahead of first Raisin Weekend since lockdo...

Students are facing struggles gaining access to housing in Scotland
Students are facing struggles gaining access to housing in Scotland

Students left 'without a place to live' and facing 'sky high rents', warn union

A queue of over 30 people spotted waiting to view a Morningside Road flat this month
A queue of over 30 people spotted waiting to view a Morningside Road flat this month

Edinburgh’s housing crisis laid bare: Flat receives 626 inquiries in one week

Sam Heughan said Write Start winners will be announced in early 2022
Sam Heughan said Write Start winners will be announced in early 2022

Sam Heughan offers students at old drama mentoring session and funding

Students are not driving an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
Students are not driving an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Students not linked to Covid spike as Scotland 'nudges towards herd immunity'

Students studying the aircraft engineering course have access to a range of aircraft and helicopters at Perth Airport to ensure they are equipped with a high level of practical skills. Picture: Fraser Band
Students studying the aircraft engineering course have access to a range of aircraft and helicopters at Perth Airport to ensure they are equipped with a high level of practical skills. Picture: Fraser Band

Perth College flying high after sealing Brunei aviation partnership

Anna Styles, Learning and Skills Manager, West Lothian College
Anna Styles, Learning and Skills Manager, West Lothian College

If you go down to the woods today – you just might find classes in full swing - ...

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The observation car 1719E was restored for the Strathspey Railway by engineers Nemesis Rail. Picture: Nemesis Rail
The observation car 1719E was restored for the Strathspey Railway by engineers Nemesis Rail. Picture: Nemesis Rail

Historic rail observation car returns to Highlands after 55 years

Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party Patrick Harvie at the 2023 Scottish Green Party Spring conference (Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)
Co-leader of the Scottish Green Party Patrick Harvie at the 2023 Scottish Green Party Spring conference (Pic: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

SNP leadership: Greens’ clearest signal yet they wouldn’t work with Kate Forbes

A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins
A pothole near the Fairy Pools in Skye. Picture: Liam Cousins

‘Crater-like’ Skye potholes threaten fatal crashes – tourism body SkyeConnect