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Campus commitment from funds body | |
(about 22 hours later) | |
Scotland's university funding body has outlined its cash commitment to the Crichton campus in Dumfries. | |
Students lobbied the Scottish Funding Council over fears Glasgow University could quit the town amid claims it faces an £800,000-a-year deficit. | |
The SFC said it recognised the "vital role" the campus had to play in the Dumfries and Galloway economy. | |
It pledged to continue to fund the same number of student places in Dumfries if Glasgow University did leave the town. | |
A statement from the funding body said it was committed to developing the site. | |
Future plan | |
"This includes investing almost £30m to relocate Dumfries and Galloway College to Crichton and provide higher education facilities on this site," it said. | |
"Our priority now is to work with all the partners and stakeholders involved in the Crichton University Campus to develop a plan for its future." | |
The statement added that the SFC wanted to see the Crichton remain an "active, viable and vibrant centre of learning". | |
It concluded that it would work to ensure that any change in the University of Glasgow's role had the least possible impact on students. |
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