The @worldskills.bsky.social uk finals start today. Best of luck to all the 2025 finalists, especially our 31 Scottish hopefuls!

This week is estranged students solidarity week. SFC is proud to be a part of the Estranged Working Group, find out how we are aiming to improve provision for estranged students in Scotland on the SCAPP website. #withestrangedstudents #ESSW #ESSW2025 www.fairaccess.scot/connect/estranged-students/

This #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek we’re showcasing some of the work of Scotland’s universities in working with industry and driving innovation. Earlier this year every university in Scotland received £5,000 from SFC to support entrepreneurial ambitions. www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...

Inspirational student athlete Archie Goodburn from the University of Edinburgh is the second recipient of the André Reibig Medal for resilience, sporting excellence, and academic commitment tinyurl.com/4ubb6x5v

If you have views about SFC’s Research Postgraduate Grant or the SFC/DSIT Higher Education Research Capital Grant please share them with us in the consultation which forms part of our review of the two grants tinyurl.com/5n75fyn6 📅Noon 13 Jan.

In our latest blog, SFC's Anthea Coleman-Chan and Mary Macgowan take a look at the progress made on the recommendations from the review of the National Schools Programme. www.sfc.ac.uk/from-review-...

Winning Students 100, Scotland’s national sport scholarship programme, has announced its 2025-26 cohort, marking a record-breaking year for applications and reaffirming its status as a world-leading dual-career programme. @stir.ac.uk www.sfc.ac.uk?news=scotlan...

We’re proud to have supported and been part of developing the new net-zero campus at Fife College. Great to see its doors open to students today – a big day for the College, the region and a greener Scotland! tinyurl.com/38kuyra8

The next phase of the national College Infrastructure Investment Plan was marked last week by an event in Stirling. Our latest blog reflects back on the event and looks forward to the next steps tinyurl.com/3axxz889

This #CareExperiencedWeek we're celebrating our care experienced learners across Scotland's colleges and universities.

Today we have published a new report that shows an increase in overall college student satisfaction for the class of 2024-25. www.sfc.ac.uk?news=report-...

We’ve published a new report today looking at details of universities’ use of SFC’s main research grants. The accompanying blog provides an expert introduction to the report and suggests what we can learn from it tinyurl.com/z4yc3v38

Looking forward to the awards already - and another year of fantastic, inspiring entries!

Converge announces 2025 award winners with £400K+ in prizes, record @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social funding of £1.26m plus a new Scottish Enterprise partnership to boost university-led innovation. Discover this year's winners and the full story here: buff.ly/n8JKata #ConvergeAwards

This #ScotClimateWeek SFC hosted an event alongside Scotland Beyond Net Zero featuring a range of stakeholders in Scotland to discuss & showcase their work to help fight the climate crisis. @be-stbuild.bsky.social | @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social | @uofglasgow.bsky.social www.sfc.ac.uk/tackling-the...

Scottish universities carry out amazing research that plays a vital part in both the national and global response to the climate emergency. For #ScotClimateWeek check out our special Research Searchlight feature tinyurl.com/kv2ebbp8

We’re delighted to be the latest signatories to the Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice. In #ScotClimateWeek this marks our commitment to eliminating environmental impacts and moving to sustainable practices tinyurl.com/5n88vwk4

The National Schools Programme is taking submissions from those with expertise in widening access research & evaluation to join a taskforce to co-develop a monitoring and evaluation framework. For more information: www.sfc.ac.uk/student-inte... Apply here: forms.office.com/Pages/Design...

For #ScotClimateWeek we’ve a special guest blog today by Alice Smith from @theeauc.bsky.social. Alice looks at the extent of support available to Scotland’s colleges and universities to progress towards sustainability goals tinyurl.com/z4prk9t6

As #NationalInnovationWeek wraps up, we’re spotlighting the energy sector's role in Scotland’s net zero journey. We supported the Scottish Climate Intelligence Service, helping 32 councils take data-driven climate action. 🌍 More: thedatalab.com/case-studies...

Today we have published two reports that provide an aggregate picture of the financial health of Scotland’s colleges and universities. www.sfc.ac.uk?news=financi...

This week is #NationalInnovationWeek . Today we want to highlight the work of @dhi-scotland.com They led multi-sector collaboration testing Colon Capsule Endoscopy for early bowel cancer diagnosis for NHS Scotland. ​ www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...

We are excited to announce that sparqs is currently recruiting for a Deputy Director to join our staff team. Please share the details with anyone who may be interested in this exciting new post! www.sparqs.ac.uk/news-detail....

This week is #NationalInnovationWeek . Today we want to highlight the work of @thedatalab.bsky.social and their work with Canon Medical to explore how smart meter data can be used to infer many health and wellbeing issues. www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...

We’re celebrating #NationalInnovationWeek by spotlighting the SMDH – a £54M UK-wide programme helping SME manufacturers innovate with data. In Scotland, The Data Lab led the data science strand, delivering: ⚡ 28% energy savings 🌍 30% CO₂ reduction ⚙️ 40+ new tools 🔍: thedatalab.com/case-studies...

This week is #NationalInnovationWeek . We’re celebrating Scotland’s proud legacy of innovation & global leadership in pioneering the transformative technologies & industries of the future. Today we're celebrating BE-ST and their programme Next Gen www.sfc.ac.uk/research-inn...

It’s #SCQFWeek25 & we’re proud to support this year’s theme: #AllLearningCounts Whether you're learning at school, college, uni, on the job, through volunteering, or in life - SCQF helps understand the value of learning & plan your next steps. Learn more at scqf.org.uk

Really important toolkit from @coldevnet.bsky.social for Scotland's institutions👇

A recent conference stimulated interesting insights into a future for software engineering shaped by AI. In our latest blog, Brian Davison from @edinburghnapier.bsky.social explores the key themes. www.sfc.ac.uk/exploring-th...

It’s great to see this announcement and to have no fewer than 11 Scottish universities represented across the 34 Units of Assessment.

Check out our latest blog for an insider’s guide to our first thematic report on college and university self-evaluation and action plans tinyurl.com/5n79ash9

🎉This month marks 20 years of Interface. As we celebrate we've secured a double funding commitment from the @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social. This 3 year funding agreement enables us to continue connecting businesses with universities & colleges across the country interface-online.org.uk/news/two-dec...

We're celebrating 20 years of @interfaceonline.bsky.social ! SFC has announced a 3-year funding agreement to enable Interface to continue connecting businesses to the expertise of Scottish universities and colleges. www.sfc.ac.uk?news=sfc-con... youtu.be/l1_jjR3RgDs

Our latest blog celebrates the first anniversary of the new approach to quality assurance and enhancement in Scotland and takes a look at what’s been achieved so far tinyurl.com/3hxewcdy

Good luck to everyone receiving their results today. Our chair, Cara Aitchison wants to say a huge thank you to the staff who work in Scotland's colleges and universities and to all those who have supported and prepared learners in achieving their goals.

Our latest report details progress towards a national infrastructure investment plan for colleges. Also out today is new guidance for colleges selling land or buildings www.sfc.ac.uk

New figures from SFC show that 16.7% of Scottish-domiciled full-time first degree entrants to university were from the 20% most deprived areas in 2023-24, up from 16.3% in 2022-23. www.sfc.ac.uk?news=report-...

We've just released details on the approvals process for an institutional Code of Practice 2029.ref.ac.uk/news/code-of... #ref2029 @medr.bsky.social, @scotfundcouncil.bsky.social, @Research England @ukri.org, @economy-ni.gov.uk

Today’s UCAS figures show a 2% rise in applicants to Scottish universities including school leavers and learners from our most disadvantaged areas. Read the full story on our website tinyurl.com/5bfrnyyt

On the 10th anniversary of @unesco.org 's #WorldYouthSkillsDay we take a look at youth skills in the areas of digital skills and AI: www.sfc.ac.uk/news/world-y...

Great to see this article in the @lawscot.bsky.social Journal about the SFC-funded Reach programme - a new approach to widening access for young people growing up in Scotland’s most deprived postcodes. www.lawscot.org.uk/members/jour...

There’s still time to get in your application to become a member of our board. If you can channel your passion for education and leadership into positive change in the post-school education and skills sector, we’d love to hear from you. tinyurl.com/nhj8du92noon 📅Noon on 15 July

In our latest blog SFC’s evaluation and impact officer, Claire Mills, reflects on the development of evaluation approaches within the Scottish Funding Council and gives an insider’s view of how these were applied to the recent evaluation of @coldevnet.bsky.social tinyurl.com/7epft2jh

📣 The #ChooseCollege national campaign kicks off Monday! For the next 6 weeks, we’re celebrating the power of Scotland’s colleges — transforming lives, building skills, and driving our future. 🎓 Share your story. 📢 Inspire others. 🙌 Get involved. 🔗 cdn.ac.uk/choose-college/

We’d like to congratulate all the finalists announced today for the WorldSkills UK national finals – especially the 32 Scots who will be competing with the best learners and apprentices from across the UK in November - #WSUKFinals2025. tinyurl.com/4687c7tz

Student satisfaction in Scotland is rising following a pandemic dip according to figures published today in the UK-wide National Student Survey: www.sfc.ac.uk?news=student...

Our board members have a passion for education and leadership, and a range of complementary skills that come together to benefit Scotland’s post-school education and skills sector. There are now opportunities to join them. tinyurl.com/nhj8du92 🗓️noon 15 July

The Minister for Higher and Further Education has announced that Professor Cara Aitchison has been appointed as Chair of the Scottish Funding Council. More details on our website www.sfc.ac.uk?news=new-cha...

Board Chair Opportunity - The Data Lab The Data Lab are seeking a leader with experience in operating at an Executive and Governance level, and fostering collaboration across industry, academia, and public sectors. Deadline 7 July 2025: t.co/dg4cjf5ok1

We are currently looking for a new external member to join our Audit & Risk Committee (ARC). ARC is a sub-committee of the SFC Board & advises the Board by reviewing on governance and risk management. Deadline is Thursday 17 July. More info: jobs.sfc.ac.uk/postings/a9e...