At our meeting on 30 March 2022, we considered our approach to looking at issues affecting universities. We agreed to hold a one-off evidence session on this topic in September 2022.
On 8 June 2022, we agreed that this evidence session would form part of our pre-budget scrutiny.
We heard evidence from: Mary Senior - UCU Scotland; Ellie Gomersall - President, National Union of Students Scotland; Karen Watt - Chief Executive, Scottish Funding Council; and Professor George Boyne - Principal of the University of Aberdeen, representing Universities Scotland
We have received a number of written submissions from university staff: