Union members at Heriot-Watt sites in Edinburgh, Orkney and Galashiels are fighting proposed job cuts.
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Free online lessons for pupils to learn over summer
Copyright: Stem AcademyFree online lessons are being launched so school pupils can spend their summer learning while adhering to social distancing measures.
The University of Glasgow-led Summer Stem Academy, now in its third year of operation, is making 26 workshops on a wide variety of science and engineering topics available digitally from Monday.
Lessons feature worksheets and videos to guide learners on unique projects which can be done from home.
Volunteers from the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier, Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde have crafted workshop activities on topics including robotics, biodiversity and space colonisation.
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