Brian Duffield resigned following the completion of a report which was ordered after staff claimed he covered up formal complaints made by them.

In his resignation letter Mr Duffield said he "fundamentally disagreed" with both the way the investigation was carried out and its findings.

But there has been further anger from UHI Foundation members that the document will not be made public.

There have also been calls for the project's chairman, Sir Fraser Morrison, to resign.

Bullying allegations

The UHI Foundation discussed the independent report into the operation of the project's executive office on Wednesday.

The foundation is overseeing the project, whose mission is to establish a collegiate university for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Staff were unhappy about Mr Duffield's management style and there were allegations of bullying.