Tag: funding

Cost of building Gaelic school soars

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - October 6, 2011

By Neil Pooran THE cost of creating a school for Gaelic speakers in Edinburgh has rocketed by more than £1.5m to £3.5m, it emerged today. The...

Sea lions sunk? Miranda and Sofus face eviction in zoo cash crisis

Scottish News

Christine Lavelle - March 11, 2011

SEA LIONS may become a thing of the past at Edinburgh Zoo as the two current residents could be given their marching orders after...

Benedetti hits sour note on funding for students

Scottish News

Clare Carswell - February 18, 2011

SCOTTISH violinist Nicola Benedetti has warned that government funding cuts are preventing talented young artists getting to university. The star said it was “frightening” that...

Chinese students are crucial to Scotland's education sector

Christine Lavelle - October 24, 2010

By Christine Lavelle UNIVERSITIES in Scotland are cashing in China’s “crucial” student population to bolster the country’s educational sector. Education Secretary Mike Russell said China has...

University’s wine cooler purchase branded a “disgrace”

Deadline News Journalist - May 16, 2010

By Michael MacLeod BOSSES of one of Scotland’s biggest universities have splashed out £5,000 on wine cabinets, despite looming job cuts. Strathclyde University said it needed...

Centrepiece staircase at Botanics closed due to damage

Deadline News Journalist - February 2, 2010

By Cara Sulieman BOSSES at the cash-strapped Royal Botanic Gardens (RBGE) face a hefty bill after the centrepiece staircase of their new £15m building started...

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