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Dundee UCU is supporting staff and saying no to job cuts at the University of Dundee. Our campaign to #SaveDundeeUni sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 13h
Day 8 of 25. We moved our picket line to this afternoon and we were blessed with amazing sunshine. Our members resolve is strong as we fight against the underhanded methods employed by the UEG including not following their own processes. Thanks to the many students who support us and visited us.
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Christine Ferguson @cferguson.bsky.social · 22h
Dundee suffering from Schrodinger’s deficit- it’s there when management want to cut staff, but on SFC’s closer inspection not enough to qualify for SFC relief. Which is it?🤔 Solidarity with @ducuuo.bsky.social as they fight for their jobs and their institution
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 22h
The University of Dundee is making over 100 people redundant next month At the same time it is having to explain why it has so much cash that the Scottish Funding Council won’t release £27m of extra funding! Join our strike to rule out compulsory redundancies. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/business-...
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Dundee University emergency cash paused as auditors probe 'too much money' claims
External auditors PwC are reviewing the university at the request of the Scottish Funding Council.
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Christian Keitel @ckeitelsci.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incredible scenes at our university. Way too rich to receive further support from ScotGov but management hellbent on cutting more staff to save money? Make it make sense. #SaveUoD #StopTheCuts
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dundee University is continuing with compulsory redundancies. It argues this is required for the financial survival. However, the University’s cash is so high they may not qualify for £27m of the £40m additional SFC funding. The SFC have asked PWC to investigate. www.theferret.scot/dundee-unive...
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Dundee university might have too much cash to qualify for its taxpayer bailout
The university has continued to argue staff cuts are needed to make ends meet. But a growing cash balance has raised questions about the need for more redundancies, and whether it qualifies for millio...
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Sean Wallis @seanawallis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Power to @ducuuo.bsky.social! More information at sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/ www.instagram.com/reels/Ddq_Y7...
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@uodstudentsagainstcuts on Instagram: "On Monday, UCU began five weeks of strike action to oppose compulsory redundancies. Students have been joining them on the picket line every morning because we a...
480 likes, 3 comments - uodstudentsagainstcuts on September 24, 2026: "On Monday, UCU began five weeks of strike action to oppose compulsory redundancies. Students have been joining them on the picket...
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Day 5 of 25. It's never too late to join the strike. If you're a member come and join us on the picket line at the front of the Tower Building from 8am this morning. The turnout has been higher than ever, so you'll be joining a successful collective action to save the jobs of your colleagues.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Amazing turnout today on Day 4 of our picket to rule out compulsory redundancies.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Day4 of 25. The sun is out and we need everyone to come and join us today on the picket line. If you’re in Dundee and well, get yourself down to the front of the Tower!
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are pushing back the start of the picket line to 8:45am to avoid the worst of the rain this morning. It should be off by 10am. Please share with anyone planning on getting there earlier.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Calling all supporters. Join us for a public rally today - Wednesday 23rd September at Central Library in the Wellgate Centre. Support Staff. Support Students. Protect the University. #SaveDundeeUni
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Day 2 of 25 of our strike action. Students, colleagues, members come and join us on the picket line as e fight for the future of the University of Dundee. Who’s University. Our University.
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Christian Keitel @ckeitelsci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Successful first day! Keep the momentum going - donate to our crowdfunder to cover the legal costs for a judicial review of the governance decisions that led to the threat of compulsory redundancies. No donation too small, anonymous donations possible. PLZshare. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/judicial-r...
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Judicial Review of Governance at Dundee University
DUCU is raising funds for a Judicial Review of the governance decisions that led the University Court to approve compulsory redundancies.
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Le Dog @ledog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Fanatic show of support today. We're not going away. #SaveDundeeUni #NoCompusoryRedundancies
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Day 1 of 25 - Massive turnout today on our picket line. Thanks to Heather Anderson MSP and @maggiechapman.bsky.social for your support on the picket line this morning. And for all our amazing students from Students Against Cuts. No compulsory redundancies. #SaveDundeeUni
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Snowy Winter🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️🇪🇺🇺🇦😷❄️🏔️🍸🫖 @oneeyedlizzie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You made the 8 30 a.m. news on BBCRadio 1 this morning & a colleague reported you being on BBC Breakfast News- fame at last. Maybe the Scottish Government will start to pay more attention now #DundeeUniversityAnSTUCRogueEmployer
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No surrender until the University of Dundee rule out making colleagues compulsory redundant. Donate to our campaign as we seek crowdfund support for a Judicial Review of the governance decisions that led the University Court to approve staff and programme cuts www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/judicial-r...
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We will start 25 days of strike action next week as we fight to save jobs at University of Dundee. Join us on the picket line on our first day of our action (Monday 21st September) and you will find a delicious selection of home baked treats. Raising money for the student hardship fund and members.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We are taking 25 days of strike action starting on Monday. We want the University of Executive Group rule out compulsory redundancies. To our students - this is a last resort to retain jobs that are essential for your education during your degree at the University of Dundee. Support the strike!
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Edzia Carvalho @edziac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
@wonkhe.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social has identified multiple failures by the Scottish Funding Council to ensure that the governance of the University of Dundee meets the requirements of the SFC's Financial Memorandum and the Scottish HE Code of Good Governance. sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/wp-cont...
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Edzia Carvalho @edziac.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What will the future of Scottish HE be if the SFC, the primary independent oversight body for the sector, cannot or does not fulfill its functions? Whats more, no political body wants to hold the SFC to account for its failures. @ucu.org.uk @ducuuo.bsky.social sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/wp-cont...
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Supporters of the University of Dundee, join us at 12:30 at Bonar Hall, Nethergate.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Join us at our rally tomorrow as we say "NO COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES" at the University of Dundee. 154 colleagues' jobs are under threat. Come along to show our governing body, Court, how we feel about putting peoples' jobs and lives at risk. 12:30pm. Bonar Hall, Nethergate, Dundee.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Join the rally to rule out compulsory redundancies at the University of Dundee. Tuesday 8th September 12:30pm Bonar Hall, Nethergate, Dundee. The cuts are not justified and will harm to the city and region. All welcome!
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Scottish Government doesn't have confidence in the University of Dundee Executive Group. UEG are calling for compulsory redundancies, and without the Scottish Government confidence this should be ruled out. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
thecourier.co.uk
EXCLUSIVE: SNP education chief not yet convinced to release Dundee University £20m
Mairi McAllan told The Courier she wants more mediation between staff and the institution.
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Edzia Carvalho @edziac.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What will the Scottish Ministers and Scottish Parliament do about the failures Dundee UCU have identified of the SFC in its role to ensure HE funds are appropriately administered by the University of Dundee? The SFC is legally accountable to the Ministers and Parliament for its actions.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The Scottish Funding Council is failing in its role to monitor the University of Dundee. Failures identified in the Gillies report continue. The SFC have failed to act when the University executive have violated the conditions of the Financial Memorandum. sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/wp-cont...
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 03/09/2026
DIRTY MONEY: A YEAR UNDERCOVER IN REFORM UK A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics www.verbatiminvestigations.com/full-investi...
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Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
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David Bretherton @dtbretherton.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Excellent news. Management backed down before the strike ballot even closed. Congratulations to Exeter UCU. This is why union membership and solidarity is so important. #UCU
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congratulations! Hoping that at the University of Dundee we will see the same movement.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We have 5 days to save 154 jobs at the University of Dundee. This follows 850+ job losses since August 2024. Everyone who supports the university and higher education needs to be at this event. 12:30pm, Bonar Hall. Next Tuesday 8th September.
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Democratic Left Scotland @demleftscotland.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Defending higher education jobs: www.democratic-left.scot/post/what-fu... / @ucuscotland.bsky.social @ducuuo.bsky.social @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ducu.bsky.social @vickyblake.bsky.social @ucuglasgow.bsky.social @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social @ucustandrews.bsky.social @ucuaberdeen.bsky.social
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What future for the University of Dundee?
Stuart Fairweather sets the latest developments at the University of Dundee in wider context.The end of August saw the publication of a Scottish Government / Universities Scotland report authored by Professor Anton Muscatelli. The Future Framework for Universities is a serious attempt to outline the pressures on - and possibilities for - Scotland’s higher education institutions.The report, the first ‘pillar’ of ongoing work, focusses on diagnosing the financial issues impacting universities. Fur
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Link to The Courier article that exposed the University of Dundee being under a level 2 intervention for not complying with Freedom of Information law. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
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EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University under watchdog supervision over information failures
The Scottish Information Commissioner has opened an intervention against the crisis-hit institution.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The University of Dundee is failing to comply with information governance law. This is due to a reduction of staffing in the team responsible. Staff reached zero in 2026. Compliance issues will become more and more regular if the current redundancies are approved by Court. Say no to redundancies.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Open Letter to John Swinney: Dundee is now a Test of Your Government’s Leadership sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/
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Dundee University and College Union – Welcome to University and College Union (UCU) University of Dundee Branch home page.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some colleagues received 5 minutes notice for their online at risk meeting and had not yet received their letter informing them they were at risk. Executive staff did not bother to turn up to the meeting. This is the true face of executive leadership at the University of Dundee.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Today around 500 colleagues will find out the outcome of the “consultation” process at the University of Dundee. Over 150 people will find out if they will be made redundant. We are here for you. We set out the failures of the “consultation” on our website sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/crisis-...
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Collective Consultation Failures – Dundee University and College Union
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Courier doesn’t think this story is worth of being its top story today. It is instead a story about a new cleaning business. Please like, share and comment to show how much interest there is in protecting jobs at the University of Dundee. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
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EXCLUSIVE: SNP education chief urged to ‘urgently intervene’ in Dundee University cuts row
Dundee SNP MSP Heather Anderson has asked Education Secretary Mairi McAllan to step in after unions accused the university of ending consultation prematurely.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Dundee UCU warns: Dundee could be left poorer and millions in emergency funding squandered as interim Principal pushes ahead with more wide-reaching and devastating job cuts. Fundamental financial questions remain unresolved as serious governance failures continue. sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/
sites.dundee.ac.uk
Dundee University and College Union – Welcome to University and College Union (UCU) University of Dundee Branch home page.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
There are just 21 working days until Dundee UCU members begin 25 days of strike action. We are striking because after 820 job losses, the UEG has proposed making 200 people redundant. We are asking the University to rule our redundancies and return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Join us for this rally before the next University of Dundee Court meeting on Tuesday 8th Sep at 12:30pm, Bonar Hall, Nethergate. The University needs as many people to join us for this rally. This will show Court members our strong opposition to any staff cuts, course closures and redundancies.
A grey megaphone on a red background. Text on the poster states "Stop the Cuts. Defend Dundee University. Tue 8 Sept 12:30. Bonar Hall, Dundee. Promoted by Dundee Trade Unions Council."
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
We are holding a vigil for Professor Jason Arday outside the Cooper Gallery at the University of Dundee on Thursday 20th August, from 5pm. All welcome.
A photograph of the late Professor Jason Arday looking directly at the audience. Text on the poster states
"Vigil for Professor Jason Arday. Stand up to Racism. Thursday 20 August 2026. 5-6:30pm. Cooper Gallery Entrance. Organised by Dundee UCU. All welcome."
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Join us and Students Against Cuts for this rally on the 8th Sep if you are against the cuts and closures proposed at the University of Dundee. Help us show the strength of support ahead of the crucial meeting of University Court. Everyone welcome! Gather on the Nethergate, outside Bonar Hall.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Join us for this rally on the 8th Sep if you are against the cuts and closures proposed at the University of Dundee. This will be our last chance to show the University's Court the strength of support ahead of their crucial meeting. Everyone welcome! Gather on the Nethergate, outside Bonar Hall.
A red poster with a cut out megaphone overlaid. Text on the poster states "Stop the Cuts. Defend Dundee University. Tue 8 Sept, 12:30. Bonar Hall, Dundee. Promoted by Dundee Trade Union Council"
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Thank you for your solidarity, Hugh. Unfortunately with the entirely new University Executive Group pushing through more than 200 redundancies this and next month, we need it more than ever.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Horrible executives making horrible decisions without consulting or even informing staff.
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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
An employer going back on a deal? Surely not
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Dr Kathrine Cuccuru @aphilosopher.eurosky.social · 05/08/2026
You are invited to the… Good morning from the Tay Opening Event 15 August 2026, 1-3pm, the Green Gallery, Botanic Gardens, Dundee Philosophy walks 1.15pm, 1.45pm, 2.15pm Artist talk 2.30pm Everyone welcome! No booking required. All activities and light refreshments free with garden entry.
Invitation with event details 

From the top it reads
Photography by Dr Kathrine Cuccuru
'a philosopher...walks...talks...makes' beside the logo for it. 
Then the text
You are invited...
Good Morning from the Tay Opening Event
15 August 2026, 1-3pm.
Philosophy Walks, 1.15pm, 1.45pm, 2.15pm
Artists Talk, 2.30pm
Limited Edition prints go on sale!
All welcome, no booking required.
The Green Gallery
University of Dundee Botanic Garden, Riverside Drive, Dundee, DD2 1QH
All Activities & Light Refreshments Free with Garden Entry
(£5/£4.50 over 60s/Free for Carers, Under 16s, University of Dundee staff & students, students from other institutions, Friends of the Botanic Gardens)
Art & Nature Collective Member beside their logo
Details via QR code with qr code
At the bottom a photograph from the exhibition of the Tay shining in the sun through clouds
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American Philosophical Association @apaphilosophy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Yesterday, the APA board of officers issued a letter to the University of Dundee administration in response to proposed cuts to the university’s philosophy program. www.apaonline.org/news/732705/...
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APA board issues letter on proposed cuts to philosophy program at the University of Dundee - American Philosophical Association
On Wednesday, August 5, the board of officers of the American Philosophical Association issued a letter to the University of Dundee administration in response to proposed cuts to the university’s…
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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
While many students are excited to start university, families in Dundee are facing the loss of the university nursery. My thoughts are with the staff losing their jobs and everyone affected. Universities are communities, and cuts like these hurt us all. Read more: www.thecourier.co.uk...
Green Scottish Greens graphic with the headline: "Dundee University nursery to close August 14th with loss of 13 jobs." Beneath the text is a black silhouette illustration of four young children sitting together on the floor playing with building blocks. The Scottish Greens logo is in the bottom right corner, with promoter information along the bottom of the graphic.
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