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The Scottish Funding Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle Maoineachaidh na h-Alba; SFC), formally the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, is the non-departmental public body charged with funding Scotland's further and higher education institutions, including its 26 colleges and 19 universities.
The Trust funds a small, prestigious group of scholarships for Scottish graduates with at least first-class honours degrees who are working towards a doctoral degree. The Trust intends such scholarships to be the "premier award in Scotland" and they are generally more generous awards than the equivalent from a Research Council. The scheme is ...
She is a former board member of Scottish Parliament's Scotland's Futures Forum. [3] First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) with co-chairs of NACWG; Macdonald is on the right. Under Macdonald's co-leadership, NACWG has been an advocate for increasing the powers of the Scottish Government around equality legislation.
Scotland's national performing arts companies are directly funded by the Scottish Government. In the country's performing arts circles, they are often referred to as the Big Five. [1] Scottish Ballet; Scottish Opera; Royal Scottish National Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra; National Theatre of Scotland
In April 2001, it became known as the UHI Millennium Institute, following the Scottish Parliament awarding Higher Education Institute status. By 2004 full-time deans had been appointed to its three faculties, with experienced figures having been attracted from other academic bodies.
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes, revealed the Scottish Government's 10 year economic plan called National Strategy for Economic Transformation (NSET) on 1 March 2022. [1] This is the first strategic economic work the Scottish National Party administration had done since the publication of The Sustainable Growth ...
[1] [2] [3] The incumbent Scottish Government, the Swinney government, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) minority government which was formed in May 2024 [4] and is headed by first minister John Swinney. [5]
The Fraser of Allander Institute Economic Commentary provides an analysis of current economic performance, as well as examining future opportunities and risks within the Scottish economy. This includes forecasts for both the labour market and economic growth, as well as a section on government policy.