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Difficulties in expanding language provision

EXPANDING the study of languages at Scottish universities is proving difficult to achieve, a report by funding chiefs says.

The warning by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC) comes after talks with universities about increasing languages as part of new outcome agreements – which match funding to objectives.

A number of languages taught at Scottish universities have come under threat in recent years.

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