UCU Edinburgh

‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.

Some of our most precarious members, tutors and demonstrators on 'guaranteed hours' contracts, have had their work hours cut or disappeared entirely in management's cost cutting spree. All the money paid to Nous could have gone to them.
#StopStaffCutsatUoE

www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...

🔴 NEW: The University of Edinburgh has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm amid job cuts - staff say bosses ignored "repeated" questions about its role.

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‘Nousferatu’: the notorious consultancy advising Edinburgh uni amid 'huge' cuts Scotland’s largest university has turned to Nous Group at the same time as it is making savings that could lead to nearly 2,000 job losses. Staff say they were misled about the extent of its work.

So, no funding to attend academic conferences, limited heating, no printers, can’t pay tutors, no phd scholarships, not enough front line staff, pushing academics to take VR or drop paid hours, cutting academic staff who bring money in?!But there’s money for this?! www.theferret.scot/consultancy-...

A letter written to the principal of the University of Edinburgh, from Lorna Slater MSP

I want to extend my full support to staff threatened with compulsory redundancy at the University of Edinburgh.

I have today written to the Principal imploring him to change direction.

Great turnout at the Edinburgh UCU rally at parliament to demand an end to the University of Edinburgh management reckless budget cuts and redundancies!

#StopStaffCutsatUoE @ucu.org.uk

An amazing turnout at our UCU Edinburgh strike rally at the Scottish Parliament @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social #StopTheCuts #WeAreTheUniversity

Great placards from the rally at the parliament #StopaStaffCutsatEoE

More pictures from Holyrood rally @ucuscotland.bsky.social

Great turn out at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social rally at the Scottish Parliament!

Amazing turn out of Edinburgh University staff outside the parliament building right now to defend education against needless cuts
@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

Pickets, pickets, and more pickets!

Join us and show your support #StopStaffCutatUoE

Lively picket with great music outside Old College

Morning! Here is our schedule today⬇️

Join us at the rally in front of the Scottish parliament at 1pm today!

RALLY TOMORROW!

Join the fightback against job cuts!
Wednesday 19th November at 1pm at the
Scottish parliament.

RALLY TOMORROW!

Join the fightback against job cuts!
Wednesday 19th November at 1pm at the
Scottish parliament.

SNP minister told to intervene in Edinburgh University crisis to protect 1,800 jobs SNP ministers have been warned they must intervene in the University of Edinburgh's dispute with staff amid fears 1,800 jobs could be lost.

Question from @martinwhitfieldmsp.bsky.social in the Scottish Parliament on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh University as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social take third day of strike action this week #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2563152...

Intervention from @alex.scotlibdems.org.uk on cuts and job losses at Edinburgh university as @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social UCU take three days of strike action this week to save jobs. Strike rally at the Scottish Parliament tomorrow, Wed, at 1pm #SaveHE #StopTheCuts #NoCompulsoryRedundancies

UCU Edinburgh strike rally. 1pm, Wed 19 Nov, on the concourse outside the Scottish Parliament. Speakers from @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social UCU, Unite and Unison branches at the university and students #StopTheCuts #StopStaffCutsatUoE

Picketers with placards before a stone archway

Me in bobble hat holding sign saying stop thd cuts. Picket line seen to rear.

A soggy morning challenging damaging cuts with my @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social colleagues at Old College.

Read about the dispute here:
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/industrial-d...

#ucu #StopTheCuts

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Solidarity to all at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social! I studied there in 2010-11 and staff were on strike then - I remember one of my tutors explaining that she felt it was part of her responsibility to us as her students to protect the future of academic pay and conditions.

Strike schedule for today (18th) and tomorrow (19th) #StopTheCuts

Join us tomorrow at the Parliament for a staff and student rally against the cuts!

#Edinburgh colleagues, remember to contact your MSPs and MP to make them aware of the vandalism senior management are threatening at UoE through compulsory redundancies! #UKHE

Don't cross the picket line!

We are on strike because of UoE's budget cuts that have and will affect students and staff.

We are striking for a better university, join us!

#StopTheCuts

UCU Edinburgh picket line outside a university building. Picketers are dressed for the cold weather, holding signs against cuts.

Headline, Three-day strike begins against £140m cuts at university, byline Lucy Garcia, image of Union rally

Quotation from Jo Grady of UCU. If Peter Mathieson, on £400,000 plus a year, can't set out a way forward thar doesn't involve decimating the university and its staff, and if senior managerd aren't willing to engage with the uniom to resolve this dispute, tgen we need government and politicisnd to intervene.

Back on the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social picket line, standing with colleagues against senseless cu ts.

Cover in The National by Lucy Garcia with quotation from @drjogrady.bsky.social pictured, and in The Herald, www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562598...

#UCU #StopTheCuts

Edinburgh University UCU staff are on strike protesting compulsory redundancies and students are protesting the university’s investments in Israel. Staff and students were in solidarity with each other this morning at Old College, which the students closed down.
@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social

Another morning, another picket✊
Come and support striking workers outside the Main Library and get some baked goods!

All the proceeds go towards our Hardship Fund to support UCU staff going on strikes

Pickets all over Edinburgh this morning! From Old College to King's Building, Edinburgh UCU staff are saying NO to job cuts!

A message to our students about the upcoming strike, 17-19 November 2025 — UCU Edinburgh Dear students, UCU Edinburgh will again be going on strike Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th November as a result of University management’s refusal to commit to no compulsory redundancie...

Staff is currently striking here at the University of Edinburgh. Senior management is planning widespread compulsory redundancies (without a real need for the same). You can read more here @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/rd72kte...