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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds the hand of two-year-old Jamie McGuiness as she officially opens Play as One Scotland's fully inclusive play park on June 4th, 2018, in Dunfermline, Scotland. The play park has been specially designed for both non-disabled children and children with physical and learning difficulties and is the largest of its kind in Scotland.

News in Brief

Viewfinder: A New Playground Specially Designed for Disabled Children Opens in Scotland

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon holds the hand of two-year-old Jamie McGuiness as she officially opens Play as One Scotland's fully inclusive play park on June 4th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff

University workers attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament on March 8th, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Politicians, students, and union officials joined Scottish university staff as they demonstrated over pensions changes.

Education

Viewfinder: University Lecturers Protest Pension Changes

University workers attend a rally outside the Scottish Parliament on March 8th, 2018, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Pacific Standard Staff

Environment

Scotland Sets New Wind Energy Record

In June alone, the nation's wind turbines generated over one million megawatt hours of electricity.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Studier of Faces With a Few Tricks That Will Make You Look More Attractive

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews

News in Brief

Will the Sun Set on the Union Jack?

Surely what happens to the Union Jack is one of the more minor concerns that would follow Scottish independence—except that it's not.

Michael Todd

News in Brief

10 Steps to a Breakaway State: A Secessionist’s Guide

Helpful advice to the politically embittered: start with a spiffy new flag this weekend.

Marc Herman