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Tag: Higher education

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Guest blog: The impact of financial challenges facing Scotland’s universities

March 24, 2026 SPICe

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis guest blog from Dr Dely Lazarte Elliot and Professor Sajjad Hussain of the University of Glasgow looks at their research carried out as part of the SPICe Academic Fellowship Scheme. As with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author and not those of SPICe, or of the Scottish Parliament.

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The Final Countdown to election 2026: Programme for Government 2025-26 – Building the Best Future for Scotland

May 7, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 26 minutesThis extended, long-read blogpost provides a summary of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2025-26 and highlights areas that are likely to be of particular interest to MSPs and the Parliament over the next year.

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Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) Budget 2025-26

January 20, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 7 minutesA look at the 2025-26 Budget allocations for Scotland’s colleges and universities.

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Post-school reform: One year on from Withers

July 18, 2024 SPICe

Reading Time: 6 minutesA look at progress on post-school reform in the year following publication of the Independent Review of Skills.

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EU-UK relations – developments on the Horizon?

July 13, 2023 SPICe

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog sets out the background to Horizon Europe, why it has taken so long to finalise UK association to it and what association might mean for Scotland. 

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Steps toward tackling racism at college and university

March 22, 2021 SPICe

Reading Time: 4 minutesLast week resources to support conversations about race in colleges and universities were launched by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) in partnership with equality and

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COVID-19: Guidance for students in Scotland -updated 1 October

September 28, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 4 minutesOutbreaks of COVID-19 have been reported in student halls of residence across the country since students returned to campuses earlier this month. In a fast-moving

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Positive progression: The future of college to university pathways

August 21, 2020 SPICe

Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at college to university pathways and the role they may play post COVID-19

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