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Candidates in the running to become rector of St Andrews University include Q Manivannan MSP (left) and comic actor Brian Baumgartner (right), with former rector John Cleese (centre) sharing his take on the candidacy of the Green Party politician earlier this week .

Comedy and controversy - voting opens at St Andrews Uni for new rector

Broadband for a fiver? This student-focused deal can cut down one of the most stressful bills

Thisstudent broadband deal works out at £5 each when housemates share

Hull tops university rankings for access to part-time work

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I took my niece to Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt campus - it's a revelation

Three quarters of students and teachers find it hard to trust AI's accuracy, while almost two thirds of students worry they're becoming too reliant on the technology

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Protesters holding banners reading 'Fighting for jobs at the University of Dundee'

Exclusive Partial victory for campaign to save Dundee Uni's philosophy courses

Food is one of the biggest regular expenses now faced by students

Students more worried about money than ever as cost of living bites

Erskine Stewart Melville First Day- Senior School

Merger sees Edinburgh private schools 'protected for the future'

The VECAVE backpack has multiple compartments and space for a 15.6-inch laptop, making it suitable for school, university and commuting

The £13 backpack students could use for school or uni

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Kipling's Back to School collection has launched

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Most of those polled believe university life is more boujee than it was

University essentials are now becoming 'lifestyle statements'

Pupils at Portobello High School have already been using pouches as part of the trial which led to mobile phones being banned in all Edinburgh secondary schools.

Edinburgh schools mobile phone ban to begin amid pouch delivery delays

BeMySource is a global research marketplace that enables access to physical archives, libraries and collections through trusted local contributors.

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Young people across Scotland received their exam results on Tuesday

'Postcode lottery' on exam results as gap holds between rich and poor

Scottish Education Secretary Mairi McAllan with students at Broughton High School in Edinburgh

Analysis Results relief for McAllan - but her real test is still to come

Pupils at Barrhead High, in East Renfrewshire, celebrate their outstanding exam results.

Scotland's exam results 'incredibly positive' as pass rates increase

Proposals to replace Eyemouth primary have been ongoing for 11 years

A Borders town and an 11-year fight for new primary school

The programme welcomed students from the UK and China

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Exclusive Halal halls sees threats as Reform UK MSP calls for it to be shut down

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Christine Borland has died aged 60.

Tributes for 'pioneering' Scottish artist nominated for Turner Prize

6,000 students from GBS graduated at ceremonies in Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, and London

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Buchanan Street, the heart of Lawless Glasgow

Glasgow is lawless? Thomas Kerr misses the true spirit of the city Catriona Stewart

Student flats shortage drives Dundee demand as pressures grow in St Andrews

Dundee University staff set to strike over five weeks

Clare Hart with her newborn baby, Sol, at her graduation ceremony.

Newborn baby attends mother’s graduation ceremony hours after birth

Entrepreneurial Scotland places record 208 students in internships globally

Tether tells the story of a relationship between a Korean man and a Glaswegian woman.

How Auld Lang Syne became tune for Korean independence anthem

The University of Dundee is set for further job cuts (Alamy/PA)

Philosophers unite to save threatened degree at Dundee University

Rhythm by DJ Fergusson is one of the paintings in the University of Stirling art collection.

Art collection with Scottish Colourist work recognised by nation

The tradition has been ended

Exclusive Edinburgh University drops John Knox doffing cap graduation tradition

Accountancy giant offering 50 summer student places in Edinburgh and Glasgow

University of Glasgow

Exclusive Glasgow Uni cuts: Social sciences biggest drop in overseas students

Green light for 25-storey student skyscraper at £250m Glasgow development

The University of Hong Kong secured the 11th spot in the latest QS World University Rankings

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In 2000, Scotland was among the top five countries in Europe in maths, science and reading. Attainment has subsequently declined. (Picture: Ben Birchall)

Exclusive '20 years of radical change needed to improve Scottish schools'

Callum Chomczuk

'Historic' pay deal on offer for college lecturers

Best in Show, presented by Kate Lennie and Jack Lennie of We Are Makers – Lucas Crane, KakeKaizen

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Professor Beth Simone Noveck

Exclusive Scotland can redefine the purpose of universities, Obama advisor says
Former Obama advisor Professor Beth Noveck says Scotland’s universities are uniquely placed to reinvent the purpose of higher education

Students in George Square, Edinburgh

Exclusive Warning to Home Office: 'Serious weaknesses' in student visa scheme

UK Government changes to the visa system for international students have been designed with controlling immigration in mind (Picture: Oli Scarff)

Strict new foreign student visa system risks damaging universities Professor James A Miller

The student took photographs at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Picture: Boevaya Mashina/Creative Commons

Exclusive Student at top Scots university pleads guilty over US military images

Twinned with Mary Erskine's school for girls, Stewart's Melville was founded in 1832 and is easily one of the finest looking school buildings in Scotland

Exclusive Prestigious private school practises US-style lockdown drill

Edinburgh University lecturers at a previous strike

UK's oldest literary prize awarded in defiance of marking boycott

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Collaboration key for farmers and fashion to build on wool’s ten-year high Jacqueline Farrell

Scottish independent school to welcome Brazilian students under exclusive tie-up

RCN Scotland warned that fewer students were taking on places to study nursing. Picture: PA

'Bold' action needed over deepening nurse workforce crisis, union says

Amazon has cut the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 laptop from £599.99 to £399.99 in a limited-time deal

Lenovo laptop deal cuts £200 off popular IdeaPad (aff)

Staff at Edinburgh University, founded in 1852, are holding an assessment and marking boycott.

Exclusive UK's oldest literary prize faces threat amid university strike action

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The student is accused by US authorities of taking photographs of Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Picture: Boevaya Mashina/Creative Commons

Exclusive University student charged with photographing US military aircraft

Portrait of May Riddell, guest speaker and owner of May Riddell Therapies

Emotions run high at graduation from unique scheme for substance users

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

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Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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