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Legal challenge to course closure plan by university

A CONTROVERSIAL decision by a leading Scottish university to close a culture and language course is to be reviewed after claims it was unlawful.

PLAYWRIGHT'S PROTEST: Sir Tom Stoppard joined students at Holyrood demonstrating against language-teaching cuts. Picture: Andrew Milligan
PLAYWRIGHT'S PROTEST: Sir Tom Stoppard joined students at Holyrood demonstrating against language-teaching cuts. Picture: Andrew Milligan

The next meeting of Glasgow University’s ruling Court is to hear concerns from two of the institution’s academics that moves to shut the Slavonic Studies course run counter to legislation on higher education.