Overview

• Interim principal Professor Shane O’Neill resigns after a review faulted senior leadership for poor financial judgment and a slow response to a drop in income
• Governing body chair Tricia Bey and finance committee convenor Carla Rossini bring forward their planned summer departures to leave immediately
• Independent report for the Scottish Funding Council found ineffective internal systems in 2024 and linked the collapse to a flawed growth strategy and falling overseas postgraduate enrolment
• The university secured emergency funding from the Scottish Funding Council following last year’s announcement of plans to cut more than 600 jobs to address a £35 million deficit
• Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth has promised a Holyrood update next week on future Scottish Government support for the institution