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The University of Aberdeen has officially opened its next-generation Field Cycling Imaging (FCI) whole-body medical imaging system, marking a fundamental disruption to standard MRI technology and promising to transform diagnosis across multiple areas of medicine. The unveiling of the Hall Family Imaging Suite builds on a globally recognised legacy that began in the 1980s. Under…

For decades, speaking the Scots language, along with its rich regional variants like Doric, in a formal medical setting has come with a hidden, subtle tax. When a patient in the North East tells a doctor they have a “gey sair wame” or describes a dizzy spell with local idioms, the nuance can be lost…

With the Scottish Parliament elections of May 2026 fast approaching, we have a unique opportunity to elevate the Scots language above the familiar tribalism of the constitutional divide. The Scottish Languages Act of 2025 has officially recognised our native tongue with cross party support, proving that the preservation of Scots is neither an exclusively nationalist…

The Scottish Government has announced the introduction of sectoral bargaining for the adult social care sector, a move that aims to enhance the working conditions and pay for social care workers across Scotland. Tom Arthur, Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing, made the announcement on Wednesday. Jennifer McCarey, UNISON Scotland’s social care lead, described…

The University of Glasgow has been awarded funding to establish a new doctoral-level training centre aimed at developing the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers in the UK. The initiative, named the Skills Centre for Advancing Nuclear Systems (SCANS), is one of seven projects selected for the Doctoral Focal Awards, which were announced on…

GMB Scotland has raised concerns that the accelerated approach to ending North Sea drilling could lead to economic consequences similar to those experienced during the closure of Britain’s coal mines in the 1980s. The union, which represents a significant number of workers in the energy sector, fears that oil and gas employees and their families…