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Universities: ‘£21m fund shake-up will block good ideas for Scots business’

Leading Scottish universities have attacked plans for a controversial shake-up of a £21 million fund set up to ensure innovative research in higher education benefits the wider economy.

Universities including Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and St Andrews said moves to pre-approve specific projects before providing financial support were “confusing” and could restrict industry spin-offs from research.