The Scottish government has set out plans for a Scottish Code of Good Higher Education Governance. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Michael Russell, cabinet secretary for education, said the its development must include the voices of staff and students.
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation remains steady in Scottish universities, according to higher education statistics.
The proportion of 16-18-year-olds who were not in education, employment or training in 2011 rose to 8.1%, from 7.5% in 2010, according to the latest government figures released today.
The number of graduates assumed to be unemployed six months after graduation has doubled in the past five years, according to statistics released today.
UCU today said that Nick Clegg was right to raise the problem of youth unemployment but warned that unless the government invested more in helping young people to access education the problem would only get worse.
Staff at Heriot-Watt University lobby members of its governing body in a row over compulsory redundancies at the School of Textiles based at the Galashiels campus.
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