Universities

Tasglann nan Eilean, the archive service of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, has embarked on a collaborative project with the University of Glasgow which will result in an important local archive collection being catalogued, preserved and made publicly accessible. The project, on the history of disarmamen

Austen commemoration on the wall of Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, London Credit: JRennocks, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cameron Wong McDermott (lecturer in social change, University of Glasgow) and Nicole Marshall (GO Justice Centre manager) write about the university's collaboration with The Marie Trust.  At the Glasgow Open Justice Centre (GO Justice), part of the University of Glasgow’s School of Law, w

The University of Stirling has developed guidance to help health and social care providers design and deliver nature-based programmes for people with poor mental health and substance dependence. Experts in substance use at the university have created how-to guidance manuals for nature-based programm

University of Edinburgh alumnus Ben Kemp is to deliver the Opening of the Academic Year Alumni Lecture at Edinburgh Law School next month. The talk will be followed by a drinks reception.

Strathclyde Law School is offering scholarships to talented current or prospective mature students studying any taught course in the law school, whether full-time or part-time, undergraduate or postgraduate, who are in acute financial need. You must be 25 years or older at the point of the deadline

Glasgow Caledonian University has launched an academic prize in memory of a Scottish woman who was persecuted for witchcraft more than 300 years ago. Lilias Adie died in prison in 1704 before she could be burned for “confessing” to being a witch. Locals buried her under a large stone on

A unique research initiative aimed at deepening understanding of domestic abuse in Scotland has been awarded a Research Collaboration Grant by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE). The project, entitled Domestic Abuse in Scotland: Towards a Holistic Understanding, will be led by Dr Ilona Cairns from

Two University of Stirling students have supported a United Nations initiative aiming to put the human rights of those impacted most by climate change at the forefront of future policy. Mollie McGoran and Grace Fennell, who are studying for the LLM in Human Rights and Diplomacy at the university, su

A leading Scottish legal academic has joined dozens of scholars from around the world in calling for the deproscription of Palestine Action. Professor Emilios Christodoulidis, chair of jurisprudence at the University of Glasgow School of Law, is among signatories to an open letter describing the pro

A team of law students at the Glasgow Open Justice Centre (GO Justice) have produced a research report in partnership with the Legal Services Agency (LSA).

An Aberdeen law academic has been shortlisted for a prestigious Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) prize. Dr Thomas Muinzer, reader in energy transition law at the School of Law, is in the running for the 2025 Margaret Brazier Prize for Outstanding Mid-Career Scholarship in recognition of his book, Maj

Law lecturer Dr Samuel White has been appointed as chair of the National Youth Orchestras of Scotland (NYOS) board of trustees. The appointment comes as NYOS prepares for its first international tour in a decade, with its flagship orchestra scheduled to perform at venues across the UK and at the Ber

ScottishPower's top lawyer, Marion Venman, has been appointed to the Glasgow School of Art's board of governors. Ms Venman was one of four new members welcomed to the board of governors last month, alongside Dr Catriona Campbell MBE, Sarah Lavers and Jane Morrison-Ross.

Renewable energy practitioners, academics and policy-makers gathered at the University of Aberdeen for an event focused on advancing community-led energy initiatives in the region. Community Renewables in the North East of Scotland: Looking Back, Moving Forward, held on 27 June, explored how communi