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To what extent is your role about disseminating not only best practice between institutions in the British Isles but best practice from further afield and internationally?
In terms of building legislation, one of the best things that any Government could do would be to give building control and the building standards verification process some enforcement teeth.
The process of negotiation will continue—we will support that and we will try to assist the UK to get the best possible deal—but it is right that, whatever the outcome is, the people of Scotland should be able to choose independence and the position of Scotland as an independent member of the EU.
We were very impressed by some of the recommendations that the Equal Opportunities Committee made, but it is possible to have the world’s best recommendations without their being implemented or monitored correctly.
That is the purpose of the alignment—to achieve the team Scotland approach. Where we have either best practice or—in this case—new ground being broken, it is extremely important that we learn lessons from that.
That student experience is absolutely key. I met my best man in freshers week and lots of things happened to me outside in the margins of university that shaped me as a person.
Those are examples of projects and programmes that have been recognised by national and international partners as best practice, with a reach that goes far beyond the traditional sporting boundaries.