The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, whose alumni include Robert Carlyle, Ruby Wax and David Tennant, has again been ranked in top ten of the QS World University Rankings 2024. As well as music it offers undergraduate courses in areas such as digital film and television, production arts and design, production technology and management, musical theatre and modern ballet. The chairman at its inaugural grand soiree in the City Halls in December 1847 was Charles Dickens who said that the Glasgow Athenaeum, as it was then, was “an educational example and encouragement to the rest of Scotland”.
The Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh gets ready for spring; hanging the works of James Morrison alongside objects from Doug Cocker, Lara Scobie and Joanne Thompson. The exhibition runs until June 1
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At McTear’s auction of Celtic memorabilia Jimmy Johnstone’s Glasgow Cup medal from the 1963-64 season sold for £2,600
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After weeks of rain and inclement weather, a glimpse of late afternoon springtime sunshine brought visitors to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
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MV Glen Rosa was launched at Ferguson Marine’s Port Glasgow shipyard on Tuesday. The ferry and its sister ship the Glen Sannox have been a running sore for the Scottish government and the publicly-owned yard, with repeated delays and cost overruns running into hundreds of millions of pounds. Glen Rosa will undergo trials before its handover, which is expected in September
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Mounted police patrolled outside Ibrox for the Old Firm game which ended 3-3 after a 93rd minute goal by Rabbi Matondo
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Duncan Scott in action during the 200m freestyle heats on day six of the 2024 British Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Centre
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An Oor Wullie No 1 annual from 1941 is expected to sell for between £2,000 and £3,000 at McTear’s pop culture, annuals, toys and more auction. The book is part of a single collection of Oor Wullie, Broons and Andy Capp annuals and memorabilia stretching from the 1940s to the present day
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Dr Julie McElroy, with her coach Gordon Innes, is aiming to become the first female frame runner to complete the London Marathon. McElroy, 38, started frame running three years ago after a traumatic injury and has since taken part in the Paisley 10K and the 22.6-mile Glasgow Kiltwalk
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In Leith the Duke of Edinburgh, as Commodore in Chief of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, joins the crew of RFA Stirling Castle, for a service of dedication at Forth Ports. The vessel, which began life as MV Island Crown and has since undergone a significant conversion, is the latest vessel to join the fleet of 11 platforms that provide support to Royal Navy ships all over the world
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The People’s Palace in Glasgow Green was opened in 1898 by the 5th Earl of Rosebery and will close on April 14 for refurbishment, with plans to reopen in 2027
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