From Antony Black, Emeritus professor in the History of Political Thought, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK ...

Officers arrested a 34-year-old man in connection with a driving offence and he is due to be reported to the Procurator ...

The University of KZN and UK scientists are developing a high-tech system that will warn about heavy rainfall and floods ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) awarded a £2 million (about R46 million) grant to develop the ...

A groundbreaking early warning system for extreme weather events in South Africa is being developed to empower vulnerable communities and healthcare systems in response to the devastating impacts of ...

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we check out the changes that urban beavers have brought to a ...

Worryingly low levels of genetic diversity make Scotland’s red squirrels especially vulnerable to disease, a study has shown. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said this could explain why the ...

Forth Valley Water Polo Club has been making waves this week with a special feature by Sport Scotland on the club and the sport as part of its #trysomethingnew campaign.

Contractor Henry Brothers is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the opening of its first English office with record ...

The Scottish Funding Council has confirmed that it will provide additional funding for universities to support the change to the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme (STPS) and NHS Pension Scheme employe ...

A PHD STUDENT from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has been nominated for a Bafta. Theo Panagopoulos’s documentary, "The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing", has been nominated in the ...

Statue of Burns in Dumfries town centre, unveiled in 1882. David J Black reminds us just how famous Burns was. See part one ...