Revealed: Scottish university principals share 'eye-watering' pay rises worth more than £300,000
The Scotsman finds 11 university chiefs were handed large pay hikes in the wake of pandemic cuts.
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The Scotsman finds 11 university chiefs were handed large pay hikes in the wake of pandemic cuts.
© Paul Reid A law student who sparked complaints for making “offensive” comments including “women have vaginas” has been cleared of all wrongdoing. Lisa Keogh was reported by classmates at Abertay University following comments made during a debate, including saying “the difference in physical strength of men versus women is a fact”. Fellow law students said her comments were offensive and discriminatory, which led to a misconduct investigation against Ms Keogh, 29, and a row over the university’s free speech stance. [[intro]]
The principal of Abertay University has defended his institution after a student claims she's facing expulsion for saying 'women have vaginas'.
Job creation call as Tay Cities Region Deal is signed by Peter John Meiklem © Peter John Meiklem/DCT Media Michael Matheson. Tayside and Fife leaders have been challenged to create jobs “sooner rather than later” as the ink dried on the £700 million Tay Cities Region Deal. Leaders from across the political spectrum signed the deal on Thursday, explaining how the landmark agreement will create 6,000 jobs and improve the region’s underperforming economy. Dundee West MP Chris Law, SNP, said the deal – which comes two years after an initial agreement was reached – had been a “...
© DC Thomson Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Leaders from Tayside, north-east Fife and Angus will sign the long-awaited Tay Cities Region Deal in an online ceremony today. Final agreement on the £700m investment in 26 key regional projects comes more than two years after leading local, Scottish and UK government figures, business chiefs and educators agreed initial terms. It is the seventh regional growth deal signed in Scotland as bot...