TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has warned the "horrific" job losses at Dundee University will have a ripple effect across the city. Staff were informed of plans to cut 632 posts - about 20% of the workforce - by interim principal Shane O'Neill at a meeting on Tuesday.

More than 600 staff are set to lose their jobs at the University of Dundee as its deficit is set to hit £35 million this year. Plans outlined by university management will see 632 posts go across all schools and directorates, with it understood to be “very unlikely” that compulsory redundancies can be avoided.

Dundee University has announced it will cut 632 jobs to address the £35m deficit predicted for the year 2024/25.

The University and College Union condemned the "devastating" cuts, which will affect about 20% of the workforce.

Dundee University is shedding more than than 600 jobs as the further education sector is braced for more cutbacks.