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Health, Education

Nearly all Scottish universities fail to record student suicides

Michael Conway on November 24, 2019January 22, 2020

All but one of Scotland’s 15 universities fail to keep a record of student suicides, prompting criticism and calls for change.

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Human rights

20 public bodies pressing for restrictions on public right to know

Rob Edwards on August 11, 2019August 14, 2019

Twenty public sector bodies have urged MSPs to weaken freedom of information law by increasing charges, widening exemptions and relaxing deadlines.

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Finance, Housing and homelessness, Politics

Property industry treats top Scots politicians to £5,000 dinner in Cannes

Ally Tibbitt on May 21, 2019August 19, 2019

Top Scottish politicians quaffed champagne and dined on veal alongside property investors at a secret £5,000 VIP dinner in the south of France, The Ferret has learned.

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Human rights, International

China promotes propaganda in Scottish universities, says report

Billy Briggs on March 4, 2019April 6, 2019

Chinese cultural centres in Scottish universities promote Chinese Communist Party propaganda and “threaten academic freedom and freedom of expression”, claims a new report.

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Health, Education, Society

Lucky and still here: students struggle to access mental health services

Alisa Wylie on January 29, 2019April 6, 2019

The mental health crisis at Scottish universities: stories from students

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Education

Brexit impact: university research ‘will take decade to recover’

Ally Tibbitt on November 11, 2018August 19, 2019

Brexit could damage university research in Scotland for at least a decade, hitting funding, vital collaborations and disciplines crucial to the economy, confidential documents have revealed.

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