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Behind management’s latest moves: large scale compulsory redundancies coming soon — UCU Edinburgh With hundreds of jobs already lost, a further 1,000+ jobs are on the line

Hundreds of jobs have already gone at the University of Edinburgh, and the Joint Unions Finance Working Group estimates that *1000+ jobs could be at risk* in the coming months.
If you are a UCUE member: post your ballot now!!

www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/8snje8s...

🚨Watch as police confiscate van showing Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump in Windsor amid the US president's state visit

Between them, politicians and employers are destroying our great higher education sector.

We won't sit back and let it happen.

#WeAreTheUniversity

HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!

Edinburgh University spends thousands on chancellors bills while staff fear redundancy The UCU have called the chancellor's perks a 'slap in the face' to striking staff

“We don’t see how the university can continue to provide quality education to students with drastic reductions in staff. Management does not appear to be listening—students may [be] able to insist they do.” Sophia Woodman UCU Edinburgh President

🔉🎵 Sound Up! Great support for our striking workers from Old College passers-by and Och Vey, a local Klezmer band!

Thank you for your solidarity Richard! #StopTheCuts #SaveHE ✊

I joined the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social picket line this morning to show solidarity and hear first-hand about the devastating plan for £140 million of cuts to jobs and courses

They are asking people to email the university principal to oppose it

Resolute @ucuedinburgh pickets at Old College and throughout the university today #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

Teach outs this week by @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social Learn more about the branch and the strike to defend jobs and oppose cuts #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

Today's @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social rally to defend jobs and oppose cuts at Edinburgh university #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

📢 Staff at the University of Edinburgh are on strike against £140m cuts.

Show your support to colleagues at Edinburgh university ✊

Pickets across @edinburghuni.bsky.social campus this morning opposing £140million cuts and up to 1,800 jobs going, including by compulsory redundancies #SaveHE #NoCompulsoryRedundancies #StopTheCuts

So, just to reiterate: PLEASE REGULATE THE USE OF EXTERNAL CONSULTANCIES, Government.

We all had a good laugh today, but it wasn't worth the millions this will have cost in tuition fee money going to some consultancy that is about to do exactly the same two towns over.

Digesting the UK's new national security strategy On 24 June 2025, the UK government published a new National Security Strategy, subtitled 'Security for the British People in a Dangerous World'. Bringing together a number of reviews that have been in...

🚨Calling all scholars in to National Security Strategy.

Thu 17/07, 11.30 - BISA Security Policy & Practice event, including:

Will Jessett
Paul Rogers
@christinecheng.bsky.social
@joedevanny.bsky.social
Lewis Brooks, @saferworld.bsky.social
@cpduncanson.bsky.social

indico.bisa.ac.uk/event/563/

Palestine Action to be banned after RAF base break in The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, the BBC understands

A group of activists who hurt no one and are trying to stop violence are ‘terrorists’, but those committing actual genocide are our trusted partners.

@Pal_action you will be remembered well by history. Starmer & Cooper, your legacy is also guaranteed.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great turnout for the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social strike rally

We hope management are listening ✊ 📣

7 key revelations in devastating Dundee University investigation report We look at the key findings of Professor Pamela Gillies in her examination of what went wrong.

Time for cooperative universities. Let us run them.

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...

Our Professional Services staff are crucial to #universityofedinburgh!!! #OpenDay #UniversityofEdinburgh #stopthecuts #ucu #ucuedinburgh

Edinburgh branch officers explain why UCU members are going on strike at Edinburgh University this coming Friday #StopTheCuts #solidarity

Busy picket lines in the sun this morning with @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social as members strike to save jobs, stop £140m cuts and prevent compulsory redundancies #StopTheCuts #NoCompulsoryRedundancies 🌞🌞

Busy picket lines across the university today. @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social striking to save jobs and #StopTheCuts

Edinburgh academics strike over £140m funding cuts The strikes are intended to disrupt the university’s annual Open Day, where thousands of prospective students and their families will visit campus.

Herald coverage: Edinburgh university staff strike today as 1800 job losses threatened www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525177...

Rally in the sun 😎 @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social hearing speakers on why £140m cuts unnecessary and demanding uni senior management rule out comp redundancies. We don't want to, but we'll be back out on strike in Sept unless @edinburghuni.bsky.social management see sense #StopTheCuts

Claire Duncanson from @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on BBC's Lunchtime Live explaining why management's plan to cut £140m and an estimated 1800 jobs doesn't make sense 🤔 #StopTheCuts #NoCompulsoryRedundancies

Our members are fed up with the cuts!! #ucuedinburgh #ucu #universityofedinburgh #stopthecuts #saveHE

#OpenDay #UniversityofEdinburgh #stopthecuts #ucu #ucuedinburgh

Large number of UCU members at Edinburgh rally

Incredible support for our staff at @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social on picket lines today in their fight against management's plans to slash budgets and jobs ✊

People on protest. Man holding placard reading 'Tax the rich: Make them pay'

Challenging the Billionaire Takeover: Building the international movement for people and planet
📆 Sat 5 July, 11am - 3.15pm
📍Augustine United Church, EH1 1EL
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📢With Global Justice Now Director, Nick Dearden & trade campaigner Seema Syeda
🙋🏽‍♂Talks, workshops & a free lunch🥖🥒🍰