Mapping the people of Scotland
Researchers at UCL have mapped the people of Scotland in unprecedented detail.
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2015
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News tagged with scotland
Remote cave study reveals 3000 years of European climate variation
University of New South Wales Australia-led research on limestone formations in a remote Scottish cave has produced a unique 3000-year-long record of climatic variations that may have influenced historical events including ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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Study considers football behaviour legislation
An evaluation by the University of Stirling and ScotCen Social Research has been published today, on the impact of legislation covering disorder and offensive behaviour at football matches.
Social Sciences
Jun 15, 2015
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Oldest non-biblical Scottish manuscript is evidence of lost literary culture
A researcher at the University of Glasgow has discovered the oldest surviving non-biblical manuscript from Scotland.
Other
Apr 29, 2015
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Google to help search for Scotland's Loch Ness monster
Those keen to search for Scotland's mythical Loch Ness monster can do so from anywhere in the world after Google launched a cache of underwater and surface images of the lake.
Internet
Apr 21, 2015
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Scottish puffins found with plastic pellets in their stomachs
Autopsies of dead puffins collected from the Isle of May in Scotland have revealed that, along with their usual diet of sand eels, these charismatic seabirds have been eating plastic pellets, known as nurdles.
Mar 27, 2015
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Personality test finds Britain's most extroverted, agreeable and emotionally stable regions
A survey of almost 400,000 British residents has highlighted significant differences in personalities between regions. Amongst its finding, it shows Scots to be amongst the friendliest and most co-operative residents, Londoners ...
Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2015
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Who do you think you really are? The first fine-scale genetic map of the British Isles
Many people in the UK feel a strong sense of regional identity, and it now appears that there may be a scientific basis to this feeling, according to a landmark new study into the genetic makeup of the British Isles.
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2015
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Participation in school life key to doing well, according to research
Young people encouraged to participate in how their school is run do well regardless of money or other factors, according to new research carried out by University of Stirling academics.
Social Sciences
Feb 11, 2015
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New Jurassic species of marine reptile identified from fossils in Scotland
A new species of marine reptile from the Jurassic era has been identified from fossils found on the Isle of Skye.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 12, 2015
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