Plans to cut language degrees were 'rushed' – review

The University of Aberdeen's plans to scrap modern languages degrees were "hurried", a review has found.

The institution blamed a steep fall in the number of students studying modern languages when it initially said the courses could be scrapped in 2023.

It later said it would continue to offer joint honour degree programmes, but not single honours programmes.

A review into how the situation has been handled, commissioned by the university, found decision-making was unstructured and dominated by finances. The university said it accepted there had been "missteps".