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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

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

University staff to vote on strikes over pay

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

Evening Standard

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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)

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

University lecturers stage five-day walkout during freshers week

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

The Independent UK

Dundee University staff to vote on strikes over cuts

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

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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)

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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.

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The National (Scotland)

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)

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

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)

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…

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Evening Standard

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.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university chief spends more than £40k on travel amid funding crisis

A Scottish university’s chancellor spent more than £40,000 on travel and swanky hotels in less than a year amid a funding crisis.

The Independent UK

JK Rowling stickers ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union

Evening Standard

JK Rowling stickers on campus ‘not a transphobic dog whistle’, tribunal told

Academics Dr Deirdre O’Neill and Michael Wayne are suing the University and College Union (UCU) over criticism of their film about trans issues.

The National (Scotland)

University lecturer sues union over 'transphobic' film shown at Scottish university

A university lecturer suing her own union for branding her transphobic over the film Adult Human Female has told an employment tribunal it is…

The Guardian - UK

UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film

Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university staff vote for strikes in early ballot amid cuts

Staff at a Scottish university could go on strike amid an ongoing dispute over cuts ...

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