Universities

Support confirmed for 2020/21 academic year.

A response to the recommendation regarding applications, offer rates and acceptances made by Audit Scotland in its 2016 audit of higher education in Scottish universities.

Funding available to 'UK Returners' for seven years.

Support for Scottish students in face of ‘untenable’ costs.

Our latest understanding of what Brexit would mean for Scotland's further and higher education sectors, and what we as a responsible government are doing to mitigate these risks.

Details of the eligibility criteria for the STEM teacher education bursary.

Home Economics included for first time.

New funding for postgraduate studies.

Overview of progress in the first year of the five year STEM Strategy for Education and Training in Scotland.

Independent paper from the Commissioner for Fair Access considers representation, entrant trends, retention and degree outcomes for disabled students by disability group.

Ministers call on UK Government to reconsider post-Brexit immigration policy.

Mental health services at colleges and universities.

Positive progress on equal access to higher education.

£5 million to support links between academic research and industry.

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland.

Analysis of responses to the consultation on the proposal to assign Argyll College to the Regional Strategic Body for the Highlands and Islands, the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).

The EQIA summarises how decision makers balanced the aim of the STEM bursaries against the potential adverse impacts of the policy on groups with protected characteristics.

New record for third year in row as acceptance rate rises 5%

Japan joins star programme.

New toolkit to address gender-based violence in universities and colleges.

Issued on behalf of the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS).

Issued on behalf of the Student Awards Agency Scotland.

Training bursaries available from April.

£1.3m for new courses.

Scotland bucks UK trend as more students apply for a university place.

More university students taking education and science subjects.

Access to tuition fee and living cost loans expanded.

Minister comments on Commissioner’s first annual report.

This is the first annual report from the Commissioner for Fair Access, covering the wider context of access to higher education in Scotland.

Over 1,000 more Scottish students accepted onto courses.

UCAS figures also show highest ever acceptances to Scottish universities.

Minister thanks Review Group for their report.

Recommendations for improving the higher and further education student support system.

Course to help less affluent students will continue.

Issued on behalf of SAAS.

Analysis of the current contextual higher education admissions processes in Scotland by the Commissioner for Fair Access.

The Commissioner for Fair Access delivers a speech on fair access to higher education.