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Record numbers of students from deprived areas enrol at university, figures show

A record number of students from the most deprived areas in Scotland are enrolling at universities in the country, the latest figures show. The Higher Education Student Statistics report, published on Tuesday, shows 16.7% of Scottish first-degree ...

25 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Attainment gap between most and least deprived areas widens, exam results show

The attainment gap between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland has grown wider since last year, exam result figures show. Figures from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) show that for pupils in the 20% most deprived areas of ...

09 Aug 2022 at 17:39

Scotland

Health inequality indicators at highest level on record

Some indicators of health inequalities in Scotland have reached their highest level on record, a new report shows. Relative inequality in healthy life expectancy for both males and females is at its highest level since the reporting period ...

14 Mar 2023 at 16:42

Scotland and UK co-operation needed to end health disparities – Brown

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned the NHS will “not be able to cope” with increasing demand unless significant health inequalities are closed. A new report by Mr Brown’s Our Scottish Future think tank has urged Scottish ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Cancer cases rise by almost 15% after falling in first year of Covid pandemic

Cancer cases in Scotland rose by almost 15% in a year, after falling in the first year of the Covid pandemic, new figures showed. There were 35,379 new cases of cancer detected in Scotland in 2021 – with the data also showing the ...

28 Mar 2023 at 12:34

‘Youth centres have gone from warm banks to revision banks for children in need’

Young people are using youth centres as “revision banks” for summer exams due to a lack of access to internet and space at home, a charity has said. Having been warm banks for children in need over a winter that saw high energy ...

15 May 2023 at 09:00

Most deprived areas being left in broadband slow lane, says LGA

Deprived areas of England have less access to the fastest broadband despite relying more heavily on internet usage, a new report has found. The Local Government Association is calling for a digital exclusion minister to be ...

12 May 2023 at 00:01

Ireland

Deprivation gap widens between those from rich and poor backgrounds – report

The gap has widened between the levels of deprivation experienced by people who grew up in affluent circumstances compared to those who grew up in poverty over a nine-year period. This is according to a report that looked ...

17 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Researchers given £300,000 for innovative trial to tackle foot ulcers

Podiatry researchers have been awarded almost £300,000 to trial an innovative way to tackle diabetes-related foot ulcers. Ruth Barn, Gordon Hendry and Jodi Binning of Glasgow Caledonian University have been given £299,...

25 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Some children will have to wear coats and hats indoors this winter, says charity

Desperate parents are planning to dress their children in coats and hats indoors and overnight this winter in a bid to keep them warm, a charity which runs a baby bank network has said. Mothers and fathers struggling ...

14 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Poverty-related Higher attainment gap up from last year but below 2019 level

Scotland

The Higher attainment gap between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland has grown wider since last year, while remaining below pre-pandemic levels. Tuesday’s exam results figures show that the gap in ...

08 Aug 2023 at 12:41

Scotland

Record number of students from deprived areas enrol at Scottish universities

A record number of students from disadvantaged areas are getting into Scottish universities, an annual report has shown. The Commissioner for Fair Access said the increase in deprived students entering ...

30 Jan 2024 at 09:32

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