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By James McEnaney

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Members of the EIS held a demonstration outside the Scottish Parliament last month to highlight the ongoing dispute

Striking college lecturers given access to £5m hardship fund, union announces

Striking college lecturers will be able to access a hardship fund of £5m as salaries are docked amid the industrial dispute

Minister for Higher Education and Further Education Graeme Dey called on unions and employers to abandon their more aggressive tactics and resume negotiations.

Minister calls for end to boycotts and ‘deeming’ in college disputes

Graeme Dey has called for employers to drop threats to withhold pay from boycotting lecturers and resume pay talks with trade union representatives.

City of Glasgow College is considering ending its partnership agreement to offer trade union education

Leading training centre for union reps at risk as college cuts costs

The future of the Trade Union Congress Education Centre (TUC EC) at City of Glasgow College is under review as colleges look to trim the budget.

Lord Kelvin to be remembered with special series of events by University of Glasgow

The University of Glasgow will celebrate the life and works of Lord Kelvin, one of its most famous alumni, with a programme of special events in June

After completing a civil engineering Foundation Apprenticeship at St John’s Academy, Perth, Callan Dalrymple was inspired to take a Modern Apprenticeship with Kilmac when he left school

Modern Apprenticeship work opportunities build up confidence

New figures released by Skills Development Scotland reveal more than 38,000 Scots are benefiting from Modern Apprenticeship jobs with their feedback being overwhelmingly positive

The device is linked wirelessly to a smart meter or conventional electric meter

New AI tool helps alert family and care providers of potential medical emergencies

A consortium of partners has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled device that helps identify when older or vulnerable people who live alone may need immediate medical support.

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