'Everybody is making it up as they go along' — new St Andrews University rector delivers offbeat message
St Andrews University has formally installed its 51st rector at a historic ceremony in the Fife town. (...)
Plea for patience as students struggle to find accommodation in St Andrews
The president of St Andrews University Students' Association has urged students ''not to give up hope'' of finding accommodation in the town. (...)
Gordon Brown asks Dundee University to look for ways to maintain nursing training courses in Kirkcaldy
Former Prime Minister and Kirkcaldy MP Gordon Brown has promised the ''voice of Fife will not be silenced'' in the debate over Dundee University's proposals to cut back on nursing courses at its Kirkcaldy campus. (...)
Dundee University told closing Kirkcaldy nursing course would be a 'huge loss' for town
Trainee nurses may be unable to travel to Dundee if their Kirkcaldy-based course is scrapped, a Fife councillor has warned. (...)
Skimming device found at Dundee University students' union cash machine
A sophisticated cash machine scam has been uncovered at Dundee University. (...)
UCAS figures show only slight decline in applications to Scottish universities
Demand for places at Scottish universities is holding up well. (...)
RBS to close branch at Dundee University
Students at Dundee University are set for a shock when they return from their festive break to learn that the Royal Bank of Scotland is to close its branch at the union. (...)
Abertay University Students' Association chief urges campaigners to stay on guard
A Dundee student leader has warned of the need to stay alert for ''adverse'' changes in higher education. (...)
Perth College UHI lecturers confirm they will join November 30 strike
Perth College UHI lecturers will strike on Wednesday. (...)
Scots Tory leader declines to comment on St Andrews students' burning of Obama effigy
Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson has failed to condemn ''delinquent'' St Andrews students who burned an effigy of Barack Obama. (...)
Whiteout at St Andrews University Raisin Weekend foam fight
Bedlam was unleashed in St Salvator's quadrangle in St Andrews as more than 1,000 students braved the cold to don fancy dress and take part in the traditional Raisin Week foam fight. (...)
Acting and performance students to bring Dickensian theme to Christmas Light Night
People who decide to enjoy the Christmas Light Night in Dundee city centre on November 25 shouldn't be surprised if they bump into some characters from Dickens. (...)
Shona Robison says Jim McGovern's racism claim is 'gutter politics'
Dundee City East MSP Shona Robison has accused the Labour Party of descending into ''gutter politics'' over a claim that charging English students tuition fees could be construed as racist. (...)
Jim McGovern refuses to withdraw comment accusing SNP of tuition fees 'racism'
A Dundee MP has provoked fury by branding the Scottish Government's university tuition fee policy ''racist''. (...)
Angus Centre for Enterprise sees business opportunities amid the economic turmoil
The head of the new Angus Centre for Enterprise says the downturn is the perfect time for new business ventures. (...)
Education secretary issues blunt rebuttal of Angus College principal's claims
Scotland's education secretary has rubbished claims Angus College will lose 2,000 student places due to funding cuts. (...)
Devon Wood windfarm proposer rejects claims scholarship offer is a 'PR wheeze'
The firm behind controversial plans for a windfarm at Devon Wood in Fife insists it is offering one of the "most competitive" community benefit packages. (...)
City councillors united against university merger — but struggle to put it into words
Dundee councillors have failed to agree on a way to support the continued independence of the city's universities. (...)
'Merger is not the only possible outcome' — education secretary signals Abertay University U-turn
Education secretary Michael Russell has signalled a dramatic U-turn by saying a full merger between Abertay and Dundee universities is not inevitable. (...)
Tuition fee changes putting Dundee's link with Northern Irish students at risk
The tradition of Northern Irish students at Dundee's two universities is under threat due to Scottish Government changes to tuition fees. (...)