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Katrine Bussey

Swinney: Reasonable for ex-Dundee University principal to return £150,000 payout

Professor Iain Gillespie appeared before Holyrood’s Education Committee on Thursday (Scottish Parliament/PA) - (PA Media)

First Minister John Swinney has said it would be “reasonable” for a former principal of the cash-strapped University of Dundee to return a £150,000 payment he received when he stepped down.

Professor Iain Gillespie told MSPs on Thursday it was not in his “thought process” to hand back the cash, although he accepted the “buck stops with me” for the university’s difficulties.

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