Scotland Magazine section Scottish Education

Higher aspirations

SCOTLAND IS FAMOUS FOR ITS SEATS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. DANNY BLYTH INTRODUCES THEM AND LOOKS AT HOW PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS SHOULD PROCEED

On first thoughts, there mightn’t be too much to link the Dalai Lama with golfer Seve Ballesteros. However, somewhere in the home of each hangs an honorary degree from the University of St Andrews. This is quite salutary really. Education in Scotland has always combined lofty spiritual ideals with ...

By Danny Blyth from Issue 8 published on 17/5/2003