North Fife and the East Neuk continue to experience significant water scarcity following a prolonged period of below-average rainfall throughout the spring and summer. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has introduced temporary restrictions on licences allowing water to be abstracted from the environment in areas affected by significant scarcity. North Fife and the East Neuk are among several areas in eastern Scotland currently affected by low water levels. SEPA's Drought Risk...

The Scottish Parliament has formally recognised a new agreement reached between the Public Service Union (UNISON) and the University of St Andrews to strengthen support for staff recovering from cancer. The policy package extends the period of full-pay phased returns to work from eight to twelve weeks, and establishes a closer partnership with cancer charity Maggie’s Centre in Kirkcaldy. The agreement is considered to be one of the most generous cancer-aftercare employment support packages...

The University of St Andrews has appointed Professor Lars Kotthoff as the Johann and Gaynor Rupert Chair in Artificial Intelligence. This appointment marks his return to the institution after thirteen years to lead research and innovation in the rapidly evolving field of AI. Professor Kotthoff will be returning to St Andrews from the University of Wyoming, where he held the positions of Templeton Chair in Computer Science, Presidential Faculty Fellow, Founding Adjunct Professor in the School...