He went on to complete his university studies and to become a Church of Scotland minister, but died at 32 after suffering prolonged ill health attributed to his injuries while saving the crew.

The challenges facing Scottish mums in their careers RECENT survey findings, released by The Open University (OU), reveal that nearly two-thirds (62%) of mums in Scotland would consider retraining ...

The University of Delaware is committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research and service. From its roots as a private academy in 1743, the institution today is a ...

West Philippine Sea is the name given by an administrative order (AO) of then President Benigno Aquino III to Philippine territorial waters west of the country. Aquino’s AO said West Philippine Sea ...

Scotland is on course to elect a pro-independence majority of MSPs next year, giving fresh hope to those hoping to secure a second independence referendum and ultimately break away from the UK ...

Samaje Morgan scored a season-high 28 points, Dougie Peoples had 21 points and five 3-pointers, and No. 1 seed College of Idaho beat seventh-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan 93-65 on Tuesday night ...

Hoisted high atop Edinburgh, as if monitoring the city below, Edinburgh Castle is not only one of Scotland's most recognized landmarks, but one of the country's most-visited attractions.

New insights into a ‘friendly virus’ that could pave the way for cutting edge treatments for the potentially fatal superbug C.diff have been uncovered by University of Sheffield scientists. Scientists ...

Greg Jackson, the boss of Octopus Energy, says bills need to be calculated regionally The boss of one of the UK's biggest energy providers says people living in Scotland could have the cheapest ...

BBC Scotland head of news Gary Smith has announced ... Smith was born and raised in Glasgow and educated at Glasgow University before undertaking a post graduate journalism diploma at Cardiff ...

The University of the West Indies which today boasts of being one of only two regional higher education institutions in the world began with one campus (Mona, Jamaica) at the historic Gibraltar ...