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Joint university Framework shows a £200 million funding gap facing universities

The Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have today (28 August) published the first report of the co-owned Future Framework for the Sustainability and Success of Scotland’s Universities (Future Framework).

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Joint university Framework shows a £200 million funding gap facing universities

The Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have today (28 August) published the first report of the co-owned Future Framework for the Sustainability and Success of Scotland’s Universities (Future Framework). This ambitious and evidence-based review is looking at funding of university teaching, skills development, research and innovation to ensure it is fit for the future. The…

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To chart a successful future for skills and economic growth, leave old labels in the past

Claire McPherson, Universities Scotland Director, has written a blog discussing the future skills needed for economic growth and how universities are essential in meeting these skills needs. Universities are not an alternative to technical and vocational education. For a huge share of Scotland’s most economically and socially important professions, they are technical and vocational education….

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