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Surveyed professional staff blame constant restructuring for escalating administrative burden and deteriorating administrative efficiency

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Scotland's oldest university said staff cuts will follow as it says voluntary redundancies ‘not enough’ to tackle financial blackhole

Editorial: The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed

More than three quarters of universities are expected to face financial problems next year.

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Gig at cathedral by metal band Plague of Angels would be ‘outright insult’ to their faith, say parishioners

The university has blamed a funding shortfall for its proposals to cut 400 full-time roles and close a number of degree programmes.

Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says