 The SFC said it remained committed to the Crichton campus |
Scotland's university funding body has outlined its cash commitment to the Crichton campus in Dumfries. Students lobbied the Scottish Funding Council over fears Glasgow University could quit the town amid claims it faces an �800,000-a-year deficit.
The SFC said it recognised the "vital role" the campus had to play in the Dumfries and Galloway economy.
It pledged to continue to fund the same number of student places in Dumfries if Glasgow University did leave the town.
A statement from the funding body said it was committed to developing the site.
Future plan
"This includes investing almost �30m to relocate Dumfries and Galloway College to Crichton and provide higher education facilities on this site," it said.
"Our priority now is to work with all the partners and stakeholders involved in the Crichton University Campus to develop a plan for its future."
The statement added that the SFC wanted to see the Crichton remain an "active, viable and vibrant centre of learning".
It concluded that it would work to ensure that any change in the University of Glasgow's role had the least possible impact on students.
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