
Iain Gillespie looks at what Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could mean for Scotland’s universities
Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation as Scottish first minister is one of those points in the cycle that prompts the question: ‘What next?’
While it marks a change in leadership and not government, the person who occupies the role of first minister has an undeniable impact on the direction of policy, the priorities the government takes forward and the resources attached to those priorities.