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University of Dundee staff to strike again next week in job cuts row

University and College Union members are calling for compulsory redundancies to be ruled out.

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

University staff begin strike action in dispute over job cuts

University and College Union members at the University of the Highlands and Islands will walk out on Thursday, and again on November 5, 17 and 18.

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025

Universities have made cuts ‘equivalent to 15,000 jobs in last year’ – union

The UCU is set to ballot members over strike action.

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025

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Thousands of college staff to vote on strike action

Dozens of colleges could be affected by potential strike action

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2025

Union to ballot 10,000 staff for strikes at 68 colleges in England

The University and College Union said the sector could face ‘serious disruption in the coming months’.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2025

Union begins fresh strike ballot in row over job cuts at University of Edinburgh

The University and College Union has already staged a walkout and more could now follow.

Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2025

University staff balloted for strike action over job cuts

University of the Highlands and Islands management announced last month they plan to make 16 people redundant as part of efforts to save £2 million.

Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2025

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Edinburgh Uni lecturers walk out on first of five days of industrial action

The University and College Union said it is ‘taking steps’ to extend its mandate for industrial action, which expires in November.

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2025

University staff to vote on strikes over pay

Members of the UCU will be balloted on whether to take industrial action.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025

Edinburgh University lecturers begin 5-day walkout amid dispute over £140m cuts

LECTURERS and other staff at the University of Edinburgh are set to begin a five-day walkout in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 8, 2025

Edinburgh University lecturers begin walkout amid dispute over £140m cuts plan

The University and College Union said cutting staff would amount to ‘academic vandalism on an unprecedented scale’.

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2025

University lecturers stage five-day walkout during freshers week

They are protesting the ‘largest ever’ budget cuts at the institution

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2025

Dundee University staff to vote on strikes over cuts

Staff at Dundee University could go on strike in a dispute over cuts ...

The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2025

Edinburgh University opens voluntary redundancy scheme amid 'financial challenges'

The University of Edinburgh has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme for some staff, as it says the higher education sector is facing “urgent…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 28, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2025

Academics who sued union after being called transphobic lose tribunal case

UCU had claimed film called Adult Human Female by Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne attacked trans identity

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

Academics ‘branded transphobic’ by own union have discrimination claims rejected

Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Professor Michael Wayne said the UCU’s public opposition to them amounted to unlawful discrimination.

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

University of Edinburgh lecturers to walk out over planned £140m cuts

The University and College Union said it is ‘not too late’ for management to avert industrial action.

Evening Standard · May 26, 2025

UCU calls for staff rights to use facilities matching gender identities

It follows the Supreme Court ruling last month that the word ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010 refers to a biological woman.

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The Independent UK · May 25, 2025

University facing staff strikes over hundreds of threatened job cuts

Union bosses have asked the Scottish Government to step in to help address the issue.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Edinburgh University staff back strike action over £140m cuts and threat to jobs

In a ballot of University and College Union Scotland members at the university, 84% of those who voted backed strike action.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 27, 2025

University denies purchasing iconic building as staff face cuts

A union has called for urgent clarity from Edinburgh University after it published an “incorrect” memo that said the cash-strapped institution…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 24, 2025

Scottish university axes 350 members of staff as further cuts loom

Around 350 staff at the University of Edinburgh have accepted voluntary severance as part of sweeping efforts to reduce costs, but the…

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Second union at Edinburgh University ballots staff over proposed cuts

Unison has started a consultative ballot of 600 staff, while the University and College Union is carrying out a formal strike ballot of its members.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 7, 2025

Scottish university staff to vote on strike action in dispute over £140m in cuts

STAFF at the University of Edinburgh are being balloted on industrial action in a dispute over the university’s plans to slash £140 million from…

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025

Edinburgh University staff to vote on industrial action in dispute over cuts

The Universities and Colleges Union said the university had refused to rule out compulsory redundancies as part of efforts to cut £140 million.

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