Features

Year of Creative Scotland 2012

A year long programme of events to celebrate Scotland’s world class culture and creativity will run throughout 2012.

Tips for living and working in Scotland

Many people have been drawn to Scotland by the career opportunities, but also by the appeal of enhancing their quality of life. Find out more about how to make the leap.

Getting started in Scottish genealogy

October is Family History Month in the USA. We answer the ten most common questions on researching your Scottish ancestry.

The National Museum of Scotland in focus

The National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh has undergone its biggest refurbishment since it was built in 1886.

Bagpipe quiz

Bagpipe rockers the Red Hot Chilli Pipers have helped us create a music quiz with a difference. Can you name that tune?

Jazz it up

Scotland is bursting with talented jazz and blues artists and plays host to vibrant festivals in some unusual, and offbeat locations.

Happy 600th St Andrews

2011 marks the 600th anniversary of the University of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland’s first university and the third oldest in the English speaking world.

Scottish Academy of Fashion

The Scottish Academy of Fashion presents the achievements of its first year in a summer showcase.

A meeting of minds

Celebrating the links between Scotland's pioneering town planner and India's national poet.

From the Soldier’s Leap to a leap of faith

Killiecrankie is an appropriate home for Britain’s first permanent bungee jumping platform.