Education

Chem19 recording studio launch sound engineering course

Creative Scotland-backed scheme for 18 to 25-year-olds

10 Aug 2011

With the backing of Creative Scotland, the Blantyre-based Chem19 music studio is offering a brand new ten-month course for aspiring young engineers. Emma Pollock, one of the founders of the studio’s parent Chemikal Underground label, explains why it’s…

Emma Watson felt claustrophobic in UK

Celebrity Gossip

17 Jul 2011

Emma Watson opted to go to university in America because she felt "claustrophobic". The 'Harry Potter' actress had been expected to enrol in prestigious Cambridge University but felt it was important to leave the UK so she could be "normal" for a…

Robots Live! brings Robot Wars and a robotic football squad to Edinburgh

Robot Wars and football-playing robots at the National Museum of Flight

14 Jun 2011

It’s difficult to talk about the appeal of robots. How do you talk about the appeal of something as universally loved. What’s not to love about robots? Since technology first enabled humans to build machines that could to programmed to perform…

World Wars Experience brings flying parade and tank display to National Museum of Flight

Edinburgh exhibition brings history to life over May Day weekend 2011

13 Apr 2011

War and warfare are a constant presence in world news, both now and throughout history. While many of these conflicts take place in far off lands - in countries very different to our own which most of us will never visit - it’s easy to forget our own…

Educating the next generation of farmers

The Fife college teaching organic and free-range agriculture

10 May 2010

In the fertile surrounds of Cupar Muir, just south of Cupar, is a small, organic farm with a difference. College Farm’s main function is to train students from Fife’s Elmwood College, teaching organic and free-range animal husbandry and agriculture to…

Change your life! - Courses

10 Sep 2009

Dear List’ll Fixit, I’m getting married in nine weeks’ time, and last year, in a burst of optimistic depravity, I blew almost all of our savings on the most fabulous Vera Wang frock. Trouble is, I’m still two sizes too big for it. I’ve got to get fit…

Floored genius

4 Sep 2008

Hula-hooping, burlesque and aerial acrobatics are all withinreach of your twinkle toes this autumn if you have the urge. The phenomenal success of the Strictly Come Dancing and recent Hollywood offerings including Shall We Dance? and Step Up seems to…

RSAMD launch new three year Digital Film and Television course

10 Jun 2008

The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) is expanding its two year filmmaking course to three years, making it one of the first courses of its kind and duration in the country. RSAMD looking for the next generation of Scottish film…