UHI SHETLAND could operate from a single campus in the coming years instead of two – with Scalloway picked as the preferred location. The college’s board has made a decision in principle to move to a single campus at its existing Scalloway base at Port Arthur. Read more Shetland News …
THE PRINCIPAL of UHI Shetland has called for a different funding model for island colleges amid a financial crisis that will lead to the newly formed college losing a substantial number of staff. Professor Jane Lewis said the current funding model for the university and colleges sector in Scotland disadvantages smaller rural and island colleges. Read more Shetland News …
A SMALL boat created by marine scientists in the US could soon land on Shetland’s shores. Conscriptus was launched by students at the Brien McMahon High School in Connecticut in May last year. The unmanned boat has a tracker inside and the aim of the project was to give students experience in marine industry and […] Shetland News …