Hi ,

Education, education, education! That's been the focus of our Who Runs Scotland series over the past week.

Firstly, we revealed that hundreds of senior university staff are paid more than first minister John Swinney, and we then reported a stooshie at Edinburgh University. The row erupted after bosses told staff they had bought an A-listed building while people were being laid off - but management then reversed Ferret and denied it!

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Unions have called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh university after it published an “incorrect” memo that said the cash-strapped institution had purchased an iconic A-listed office block while it was laying off staff. 

An internal communication from the university to staff in late March – shared with The Ferret – said it had bought the former Scottish Widows building opposite Edinburgh’s Commonwealth swimming pool the previous month.

However in response to queries from The Ferret, a spokesperson for the university denied it had bought the building. They did not explain how the miscommunication had occurred.

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