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University of Edinburgh principal defends pay despite plans for £140m cuts

University of Edinburgh principal defends pay despite plans for £140m cuts

The principal of Edinburgh University has defended his six-figure salary to MSPs at the same time as he refused to rule out making compulsory redundancies as the institution seeks to make £140 million of savings.

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