A nationally owned energy company could help the UK towards its net-zero goals but on its own the plan won’t be enough to provide long-term security.
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Earthworms act as ecosystem engineers and over centuries, they have shaped the landscape and changed the soils on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. Here’s how.
After taking the vast majority of seats in the last two elections, the SNP looks set for major losses.
With the UK heading for an election on July 4, it can feel like the result is pre-ordained. Labour has maintained a decisive poll lead for over a year and nothing Rishi Sunak does appears to shift the…
The election will land right in the middle of the Euros. So will the feelgood factor lighten the public’s mood towards the government?
Also known as alkaline hydrolysis or aquamation, the process is much better for the environment than burial or cremation.
There is a long history of the UK government failing to adequately provide for Gypsy and Traveller communities’ needs.
The first minister’s decision to abruptly end his coalition deal with the Greens has backfired in spectacular fashion, leaving the SNP in crisis once more.
Silicon Valley investors insist that a startup is a credible business before they will part with funding. European investment hubs like Berlin and Scotland take a different approach.
What the brevity and humble tone tell us about the resigning first ministe'rs hopes for the future.
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, has suddenly terminated the Bute House agreement, the pact between the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens, which ensured a majority for the Scottish…
It is difficult to argue that online comments can amount to criminal offences that threaten public order.
What happens when statutory carbon reduction targets are missed.
Only five witches were executed in Wales, while thousands were sentenced to death in Scotland and England.
This service is a good first step towards a one-stop shop for easy access subnational statistics to understand local areas and how they’re changing.
Being severely sunburnt as a child more than doubles the chance of developing future skin cancer but less than half of primary schools questioned in new research have a sun safety policy.
Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
The Isle of Skye has a rich palaeontological heritage, so perhaps it’s no surprise scientists made an important discovery there.
Grassroots activism can drive governments to take action. The recent decision to ban disposable vapes in the UK hinged on creative collaboration between communities, councils and decision-makers.
Nearly a third of all moorland burning in Scotland occurs on peat soil – a vital carbon sink.
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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Chair in Scottish Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Social Research, National Centre for Social Research
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Lecturer in Politics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Lecturer in Politics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor Emeritus of Communications, University of Stirling
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Senior Lecturer in History, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Scottish History, University of Dundee
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Professor of Politics, University of Essex
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Associate Professor, Institute of Public Sector Accounting Research, The University of Edinburgh
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Aberdeen
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Economics, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Energy Policy, Robert Gordon University
