Dozens of university staff take redundancy or retire

The university has been searching for more than £5m in savings

More than 40 staff have left the University of Aberdeen following the end of a round of job cuts.

The university reopened its voluntary severance and early retirement scheme in April this year to help find £5.5m in savings.

It also froze recruitment and asked departments to identify further measures to save money.

It has now confirmed that 41 people took up the offer of a severance package or early retirement.

In a statement, it said that "wide-ranging measures" had allowed it to reduce its deficit for 2024/25 to £4.3m.

It said it was on track to achieve the budget approved by its governing body for this year and work continued to return to a break even position by 2028.

The announcement comes just days after the university's new principal, Prof Pete Edwards, took over the role from Prof George Boyne, who has retired.

Last week, a leaked report seen by BBC Scotland News highlighted concerns over "power struggles" between decision makers at the university, and a "toxic culture" at some meetings.