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John Swinney approved the £20 million before it was later cut. Image: PA

EXCLUSIVE: SNP government reduced initial Dundee University lifeline cash by £5m

Emergency loans announced by Shona Robison in February had originally been set at £20 million before the package was announced, The Courier can reveal.

By Alasdair Clark

Dundee University is battling a £35 million deficit.

700 Dundee University staff could leave as crisis cuts hit life sciences

Principal Shane O’Neill revealed the human cost of the cuts and the subjects at the institution which could be dramatically scaled back to plug a £35 million deficit.

By Justin Bowie 34

Fife nurse Sandie Peggie. Image: Alan Richardson/DC Thomson.

NHS Fife refuses to answer SECOND key question on trans row tribunal

The health board previously refused to declare how much it had spent on the controversial case so far.

By Justin Bowie

Equalities watchdog sends enforcement warning to NHS Fife over trans changing room row

The regulator intervened in the row over NHS Fife allowing trans staff to use single-sex changing facilities.

By Alasdair Clark

St Andrews University rector Stella Maris.

EXCLUSIVE: St Andrews rector claims she’s victim of university ‘smear campaign’ in Israel row

In an interview with The Courier, Stella Maris says university principal Sally Mapstone should be investigated for trying to silence pro-Palestine voices.

By Justin Bowie 5