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Subjects face axe in university funding shake-up

Scotland’s newest universities are facing damaging budget cuts as a result of plans for a radical shake-up of the way higher education is funded.

Under the proposals, the universities of Abertay, Edinburgh Napier, Glasgow Caledonian, Queen Margaret, Stirling, Strathclyde and West of Scotland would all see a reduction in funding for teaching.