15% more Scots land places at university
THE number of people achieving a place at university has rocketed by 15 per cent this year. news.scotsman.com |
Obama Becomes Japan’s English Teacher
A compilation of President Obama’s speeches has sold half a million copies in Japan, and publishers are trying to tap into the education market with new titles. feeds.nytimes.com |
Protesters hand demand to Royal Bank of Scotland
STUDENTS gathered outside the Royal Bank of Scotland in St Andrew Square to protest against the bank's funding of schemes to extract oil from sand fields in Canada. news.scotsman.com |
Budget cuts threaten most vulnerable members of society
WORKING in the social care and voluntary sector is a challenging task, even more so in the current economic climate. The "third sector" provides care and support to so news.scotsman.com |
Robben W. Fleming, University President in Turbulent Times, Dies at 93
Mr. Fleming was considered a patient leader for the University of Michigan in the late 1960s and ’70s, an era of student protests. feeds.nytimes.com |