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Sir Geoff Palmer has been appointed to the Order of the Thistle by King Charles III and will attend the offical ceremony of installation at St Giles' on Wednesday. PIC: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Swinney leads tributes to 'courageous' Sir Geoff Palmer

One in six believe flames kill off bacteria

The barbecuing myth that ‘dirt adds flavour’ is dangerous health risk

Professor Dawn Maskell

Scottish Beer Awards announces new chair

Scotland Ranking - 14. National Ranking - 121. UWS is a truly international university, with origins dating back to 1897.

‘Cash-strapped’ Scottish university boss claimed over £37k in expenses

Kids outside on the farm

From screen time to green time – the key to a happier childhood, according to 86...

The University of Glasgow.

Curtice, Spiteri to receive prized university degree

Rangan Chatterjee

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: the wellness expert on bringing tour to Scotland

76% of parents claimed to be worried about their children being glued to devices

Scotland is racking up the screen-time hours with over 1 in 10 Scots admitting t...

ScotRail suspended all of its services today.

'Slash and burn': ScotRail chairman appointment sparks union fury

Toys, games and puzzles for perfect presents at Aldi this week

Kids' stocking fillers with toys, books and puzzles on Specialbuys

A woman cradles her son, eight-month-old Muhammad Bilal Abu Salah, as residents collect the bodies of Palestinians killed in reported Israeli air strikes.

Scottish Labour MP on Gaza testimony that has stayed with him

The team found a long-buried tomb with the remains of 12 ancient skeletons (Pics: Submitted)

St Andrews academics' ‘Indiana Jones’ moment as team finds secret tomb

Dr Ross Donaldson and Professor Gerald Buller with technology that will be used in the optical ground station. Picture: Ben Glasgow/Heriot-Watt University

How a Scottish uni’s £2.5m ‘telescope’ will tackle space debris and cyberattacks

Professor John Erickson, co-chair of the Cold War-era Edinburgh Conversations, which are credited in creating a breakthrough in East West relations, is pictured third from left in the front row.

Inside the top secret Edinburgh meetings that helped thaw the Cold War

National World

Embark on a NEW Time-Traveling Adventure with "Time Quest" at New Lanark

Graduating students. Picture: David Cheskin/PA

Are Scottish universities becoming 'preserve of privileged elites'?

Scottish scientists have been developing a potential new treatment for brain disorders - by infecting people with parasites.

How inserting a parasite into your brain would help treat Alzheimer’s

Killer Books

Professor David Wilson and Marcel Theroux’s ‘Killer Books’ Coming to Scotland

Robots get a 'living skin' makeover thanks to researchers in Japan. Photo by 2024 Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND /

Robots get ‘skin’ and ‘smiles’ in horrifying makeover

Old College, University of Edinburgh.

GOSH Charity funds University of Edinburgh research into treatment for childhood...

Is a shortage of computing teachers a threat to Scotland's economy?

More than 6,700 people took part in the fundraising race for Cancer Research UK in Glasgow.

Race for Life: More than 6,600 runners bring Glasgow to standstill

Lawrence J Whalley lived in Scotland for 50 years but retained his Lancashire accent

Obituaries: Lawrence J. Whalley, professor in mental health

File picture of a surgical monitor showing heart arteries during angiogram procedure

Glasgow study unveils non-invasive heart monitor hope for Scottish patients

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Peter Higgs dies at 94

Annandale Distillery

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Professor Travers says the award is 'fantastic because it provides long-term funding to underpin our research'. Picture: contributed.

Scientist nets £2.5m to speed up ultrafast laser tech with many industrial uses

Professor Dame Sue Black said receiving news of her appointment to the Order of the Thistle was 'somewhat surreal'. PIC: PA.

'The somewhat surreal moment I received Scotland's highest honour '

The new drug is able to treat the asbestos-related condition mesothelioma

New drug to treat asbestos-linked mesothelioma hailed as 'wonderful development'

First Minister Humza Yousaf departs the UK Covid inquiry. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Yousaf admits to 'winging it' as health secretary amid 'pettiness' claims

American professor Michelle Francl has claimed that we should be putting salt into our tea.

American professor claims a pinch of SALT makes the perfect cup of tea

Port Talbot job cuts a sign we can no longer fail to count greenhouse gases cost Anthony Seaton

Hydrogen is seen as a greener alternative to climate-polluting fossil fuels, with potential for use to power everything from planes, trains and automobiles to heating for homes

Explosive: Why an empty onshore gas field should not be used to store hydrogen

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 11: ‘Does That Make Me a Chef?' (Illustration: Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane)

Edward Kane, Advocate in The Supernal Sisters. Chapter 11

Loch Lomond. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ministers accused of ‘jeopardising the future’ by cutting environmental budgets

St Andrews University chancellor, former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Campbell, has now upheld an appeal by Stella Maris (inset)

St Andrews University rector under fire over Israel 'genocide' claim

Eyad Elyan, Professor of Machine Learning and Computer Vision, Robert Gordon University

How to navigate through AI amid fear and opportunities

Professor Adam Dixon. Image: Paul Watt Photography

Ad Feature Adam Smith professor draws link from state capitalism to sustainable capitalism

Convention Edinburgh is aiming to form a network of ambassadors championing the city as a world-renowned destination for academia and events. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane.

Edinburgh’s convention bureau debuting Ambassador Programme to showcase city

Outside his legal work, Alan Boyle loved taking to the air as a gliding instructor

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Alan Boyle, international lawyer and academic

Professor E Mary Smallwood was perhaps destined for an academic career after her intellectual talents were spotted in childhood

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor E Mary Smallwood, classical historian and author

Professor Thusha Rajendran argues our attitude to robotics should not be dictated by narrow binary notions of heroes and villains. Picture – supplied.

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David Lee meets developmental psychologist Professor Thusha Rajendran who argues that our attitude to robots should not be dictated by narrow binary notions of ...

Why scientists were desperate for UK to rejoin EU research programme John Ball

Protesters outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh are asking for a public inquiry into the care given to patients by "disgraced surgeon" Professor Sam Eljamel. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

Rogue surgeon Eljamel could be extradited from Libya to face action

Humza Yousaf is to look at a four-day working week in his Programme for Government. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.

Four-day working week in Scotland 'could lead to happier work environments'

Sam Eljamel pictured in 1995

NHS board put patients at risk by ignoring warnings about disgraced surgeon

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a visit to the Lind and Lime distillery in Leith. Picture: Lesley Martin/PA Wire

Labour’s fudge on workers' rights pledge

James Kelman PIC: Greg Macvean

Book Festival reviews: James Kelman | Brian Dillon and Brandon Taylor

Oracle reports that "AI technology is improving enterprise performance and productivity by automating processes or tasks that once required human power."

What is AI? Why was ChatGPT banned? Can we tell AI from human writing?

Caitriona Balfe as Claire Randall and Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser from Outlander. Picture: Starz!/Kobal/Shutterstock

Diana Gabaldon: 'Facts can get in the way of a good story'

Sustainable capitalism: 300 years of history may solve modern issues

Ad Feature Sustainable capitalism: 300 years of history may solve modern issues

Professor Iain Gillespie, Principal & Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee

New convener elected to head-up Universities Scotland

Donald Macleod was far from the caricature of the Free Church scholar

Scotsman Obituaries: Professor Donald Macleod, Scottish theologian and writer

There were top marks for Peterhead Community Hospital. Peterhead Hospital.

Concerns over future of Peterhead hospital care as 15 patients moved to Fraserbu...

People wait at a road block as smoke rises from a wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on May 6, 2016 (Picture: Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images)

Wildfires are pushing peatlands towards terrifying climate change tipping point

A stock picture of a doctor

Parkinsons - thousands could develop disease due to common chemical

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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

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

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

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries