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Could we have Pam Duncan-Glancy’s mic on?

It is not on yet. Yours is on, Bill.

I will keep going on the funding model theme. What sort of funding models could be considered for university education in Scotland in the years ahead? I do not know who wants to come in on that—I will bring in Dr Conlon last, if that is okay, and see what the other panel members might want to contribute first.

There has been a lot of talk about international students. We will come to that stuff later—I just want to make the witnesses consider that when they are responding.

We come to questions from Ruth Maguire.

We come now to Michelle Thomson.

I thank our witnesses for their time this morning. It has been an interesting session.

That brings us to the end of the public part of our meeting.

Next, I will bring in Ross Greer, who is going to take us back a wee bit.

The students who are doing those community engagement courses are getting only £1,800 from the Scottish Government versus the fees that universities would get if the students were travelling from elsewhere.

I will ask about some other funding streams. The SFC initial allocations have shown that teaching funding has been protected, but other funding streams—such as the flexible workforce development fund, which was worth £10 million in the last year that it was received, in 2022-23—have been cut. What are your thoughts on the possible impact of cutting funds in that way on delivery and activity in colleges?