Motion · S5M-22760 · 18 Sep 2020
Robert Gordon University Named Scottish University of the Year
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021, which has named Robert Gordon University (RGU) as Scottish University of the Year; understands that RGU placed 8th in the UK for student experience and climbed 60 places from last year’s university rankings to 12th in the UK for teaching quality; acknowledges that this is the latest in a series of strong results for RGU, including retaining its title as the top modern university in Scotland in the Guardian University Guide 2021 and recently being shortlisted for three 2020 Times Higher Education awards, including Outstanding Entrepreneurial University of the Year, Business School of the Year and Innovative Teacher of the Year, and congratulates all of the university's staff and students on continuing to achieve fantastic outcomes.
Supporters (18)
- Jeremy Balfour 21 Sep 2020
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 21 Sep 2020
- Donald Cameron 21 Sep 2020
- Jackson Carlaw 21 Sep 2020
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 21 Sep 2020
- Jamie Greene 21 Sep 2020
- Bill Kidd 21 Sep 2020
- Monica Lennon Scottish Labour 21 Sep 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 21 Sep 2020
- Richard Lyle 21 Sep 2020
- Mark McDonald 21 Sep 2020
- Margaret Mitchell 21 Sep 2020
- Alexander Stewart 21 Sep 2020
- Annie Wells 21 Sep 2020
- Brian Whittle 21 Sep 2020
- Michelle Ballantyne 23 Sep 2020
- Peter Chapman 24 Sep 2020
- Ruth Maguire 12 Oct 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.