The position has arisen after a Scottish Government decision to restrict numbers for the coming academic year in science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- the so-called Stem subjects -- because of pressure on budgets.
Scottish universities face being fined or having to slash numbers if they recruit too many students under a Government initiative to boost the economy, The Herald has learned.
The position has arisen after a Scottish Government decision to restrict numbers for the coming academic year in science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- the so-called Stem subjects -- because of pressure on budgets.