A spokesman for Michael Russell, the Education Secretary, said increases in public funding, higher student numbers and greater student support were all benchmarks of the Government’s support for the university sector.
The Scottish Government yesterday defended its stewardship of higher education in the wake of a report which warns of growing financial pressures on the sector.
A spokesman for Michael Russell, the Education Secretary, said increases in public funding, higher student numbers and greater student support were all benchmarks of the Government’s support for the university sector.