University of Dundee job losses should be ‘wake-up call’, Swinney told

The University of Dundee plans to cut 632 jobs as it bids to plug a £35 million deficit (Alamy/PA) -

The looming job losses at the University of Dundee should be a “wake-up call” for the Scottish Government to take action to support the sector, John Swinney has been told.

The First Minister said the planned redundancies at the university are “deeply troubling” as he sought to reassure MSPs around the finances of other institutions.