A LEADING figure in higher education has issued a warning over the Scottish Government's policy of concentrating research funding on traditional universities.
Ferdinand von Prondzynski, principal of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, believes the move could undermine the Government's wider economic strategy.
In 2012/13, newer universities such as Abertay in Dundee, Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow Caledonian, Queen Margaret in Edinburgh, and Robert Gordon will all see a reduction in their share of Scotland's research budget, an annual fund of £233 million.
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