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New Support Service Aims tae Cut Reoffendin Rates A fresh approach tae support individuals leain prison is set tae mak a significant impact on reducin reoffendin in Scotland. The new national throucare service, launched in April, aims tae extend support for thae released efter short-term sentences fae sax month tae a fu year. This initiative…

Briggin the Gap: oorNews Scrievin Formal Scots for tae Lairn AI In a recent study cryed “The Sociolinguistic Foundations of Language Modeling,” researchers Jack Grieve an his colleagues delve intae the crucial role o linguistic diversity in artificial intelligence. Published in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, the airticle unnerscores hoo language models reflect the varieties o…

University o Glesga Explores Robert Burns’s Environmental Legacy Throu Innovative Research The University o Glesga is set tae embark on a grundbrakin journey intil the environmental conscience o Scotland’s national poet, Robert (Rabbie) Burns. Throu a new three-year PhD research scholarship, the Centre for Robert Burns Studies (CRBS) will investigate hoo Burns’s scrievins reflect his…

Scotland Battles On: Recovery fae Storm Éowyn Unnerwey In the wake o Storm Éowyn, Scotland faces a dauntin recovery effort as thoosans bide wioot pouer an essential services. First Minister John Swinney haes expressed gratitude for the patience o the public while coordinatin the response throu the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR). The storm wreaked…

Clyde in the Classroom Merks 25 Year o Inspirin Young Ecologists The Clyde in the Classroom project is celebratin a remairkable milestane—25 year o fosterin a luve for ecology amang bairns in the West o Scotland. This innovative initiative has transformed 2,000 classrooms intae vibrant fish hatcheries, inspirin ower 50,000 young minds tae appreciate the…

New Research Initiative Aims tae Unraivel Smairtphone Impact on Youth Weelbeing A grundbrakin research project is set tae explore the effects o smairtphones an social media on the mental health o young fowk ower the UK. Spearheaded by the University o Cambridge, this initiative comes in response tae a 2019 review by the UK Chief…