What鈥檚 going wrong at our universities?
Edinburgh University principal Prof Sir Peter Mathieson tells Martin Geissler and Laura Miller why Scotland鈥檚 universities are in danger if we don鈥檛 change how they are funded.
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Dundee University has been bailed out of financial collapse, Edinburgh University is in the middle of 拢140m in cuts, and now staff at Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt, Stirling and Strathclyde uni are being balloted on strike action over job cuts.
Professor Sir Peter Mathieson, principal of Edinburgh Uni, tells us that the future of Scotland鈥檚 universities is in danger without radical change to the way they are funded. Scotcast is the 麻豆社鈥檚 Scottish news podcast.
This episode is hosted by Laura Miller and Martin Geissler.
Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk
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