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New entrepreneurial champions to inspire college innovation
Colleges across Scotland are set to enhance their entrepreneurial focus through a new Entrepreneur in Residence programme designed to strengthen ent...
11 Colleges may run out of cash next year without strong investment in Scottish Budget
Colleges Scotland is calling for the reversal of years of underinvestment in the college sector before the end of this Parliament and a commitment to...
A Budget to Save Scotland’s colleges: A Call for Strategic Investment
By Gavin Donoghue, CEO, Colleges Scotland. College funding in Scotland is in a perilous state. Two recent reports - one from Audit Scotland, anoth...
Celebrating Sustainability: Scottish Colleges Shortlisted for the 2025 Green Gown Awards
By Gavin Donoghue. Having worked in the renewable energy sector myself for a number of years, I am proud that Scotland’s college sector continues to...
Record number of students from deprived areas using college pathways to enter university
New figures from the Scottish Funding Council show the continuing impact of Scotland’s colleges in helping people from all backgrounds progress to hig...
Colleges and trade unions unite to Show Racism the Red Card

Colleges Scotland and campus trade unions are today supporting Wear Red Day 2025 – a day organised by the charity Show Racism the Red Card – to comb...
Student satisfaction rises for the third year in a row
Student satisfaction at Scotland’s colleges has risen for the third year in a row, according to data published today. The Scottish Funding Council’s...
Supporting Every Learner: Reflections on the College Sector’s Response to the Scottish Government Consultation
This autumn, Colleges Scotland responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on support for part-time and disabled students. It’s a subject tha...
Audit Scotland report highlights 20% cut to colleges
Colleges in Scotland have had a 20% real-terms funding cut in this Parliamentary session, according to a new report from Audit Scotland. A real-term...
Comment on SFC’s Financial Sustainability of Colleges Report
Commenting on the Scottish Funding Council’s report on the Financial Sustainability of Colleges in Scotland published today (Friday 26 September 2025)...
Scotland’s National Innovation Week: How Colleges Support Innovation

By Gavin Donoghue, CEO, Colleges Scotland This week, Scotland hosted its first-ever National Innovation Week, a landmark celebration of the country...
National Innovation Week - College Local Innovation Centres

By Joanna Campbell, Principal and Chief Executive, Glasgow Kelvin College As Scotland celebrates National Innovation Week, it’s the perfect moment...

