Dundee University Taskforce to Save the Day
A taskforce is formed to aid Dundee University's plight, With experts to advise and help them shine in light.
In Dundee town, a university's in strife,
Facing a deficit, a financial life,
£35m in debt, a cut of 700 to make,
A workforce reduced, a future to partake.
Facing a deficit, a financial life,
£35m in debt, a cut of 700 to make,
A workforce reduced, a future to partake.
A taskforce formed, to help the institution thrive,
Sir Alan Langlands, the chairman, a name to survive,
He's led the NHS, and HEFCE too,
A man of expertise, to see them through.
Sir Alan Langlands, the chairman, a name to survive,
He's led the NHS, and HEFCE too,
A man of expertise, to see them through.
The taskforce meets, with experts in tow,
From academia, industry, and government to go,
Their goal is clear, to advise and to guide,
The future success, of the university's pride.
From academia, industry, and government to go,
Their goal is clear, to advise and to guide,
The future success, of the university's pride.
A £22m package, from the Scottish Funding Council's hand,
A mix of loans and grants, to help them stand,
But still, the university's in a financial bind,
A £35m deficit, a weight to unwind.
A mix of loans and grants, to help them stand,
But still, the university's in a financial bind,
A £35m deficit, a weight to unwind.
An investigation launched, to find out what went wrong,
How the leadership, was misled, and the finances so strong,
The University and College Union, welcomes the taskforce's might,
Hoping for solutions, to save jobs and education's light.
How the leadership, was misled, and the finances so strong,
The University and College Union, welcomes the taskforce's might,
Hoping for solutions, to save jobs and education's light.