UCU Edinburgh
@ucuedinburgh.bsky.social
The union for academic and academic-related staff at the University of Edinburgh
Wondering if whoever made the decision that period products not be provided in some toilets on central campus has ever experienced a heavy period?
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University accused of ‘penny-pinching’ over cuts to free period products
The University of Edinburgh has removed free sanitary products from a number of toilets at its Main Library on George Square.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Wondering if whoever made the decision that period products not be provided in some toilets on central campus has ever experienced a heavy period?
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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...
If you are a UCUE member: post your ballot now!!
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/8snje8s...
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
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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...
If you are a UCUE member: post your ballot now!!
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/8snje8s...
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Reminder added to the Door of Discontent that @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social members should get their strike ballots posted.
October 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Reminder added to the Door of Discontent that @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social members should get their strike ballots posted.
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*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU
Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social we're wondering if UoE management are proud to be the top of the 'slash jobs' league table?
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU
Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social we're wondering if UoE management are proud to be the top of the 'slash jobs' league table?
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...
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Thanks #BBC for more neglectful reporting: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... Not only does it give the last word to a false, unchallenged statement by UoE's Principal, it doesn't include any of the interview provided ostensibly for the same article by @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social President Sophia Woodman.
Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens
University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thanks #BBC for more neglectful reporting: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... Not only does it give the last word to a false, unchallenged statement by UoE's Principal, it doesn't include any of the interview provided ostensibly for the same article by @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social President Sophia Woodman.
In the proud tradition of staff-student solidarity at Edinburgh, a moving call from EUJPS at our 8 Sept. strike rally to stand together against unaccountable and unethical management of University finance
#UCU #WeAreTheUniversity #DivestNow
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/ckdj6l6...
#UCU #WeAreTheUniversity #DivestNow
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/ckdj6l6...
Our struggles are connected: from divestment to staff cuts — UCU Edinburgh
‘We stand with you because your fight for fair work is a fight for the soul of this University. We ask you to stand with us because our fight for ethical investment is a fight for its consci...
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
In the proud tradition of staff-student solidarity at Edinburgh, a moving call from EUJPS at our 8 Sept. strike rally to stand together against unaccountable and unethical management of University finance
#UCU #WeAreTheUniversity #DivestNow
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/ckdj6l6...
#UCU #WeAreTheUniversity #DivestNow
www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/blog/ckdj6l6...
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UCU is horrified by the appalling attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur.
Our deepest condolences go to those who lost loved ones, and our solidarity to our Jewish members and the wider community.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1421...
Our deepest condolences go to those who lost loved ones, and our solidarity to our Jewish members and the wider community.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1421...
UCU statement on Manchester synagogue attack
UCU said it is horrified by the appalling attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur.
www.ucu.org.uk
October 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
UCU is horrified by the appalling attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester during Yom Kippur.
Our deepest condolences go to those who lost loved ones, and our solidarity to our Jewish members and the wider community.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1421...
Our deepest condolences go to those who lost loved ones, and our solidarity to our Jewish members and the wider community.
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1421...
Lena Wånggren, UCU Edinburgh, @ucuscotland.bsky.social, Stand up to Racism Edinburgh co-convenor and Women Against the Far Right Scotland (www.instagram.com/womenagainst...) saying it loud, saying it clear today in Falkirk, #Refugeesarewelcomehere
September 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Lena Wånggren, UCU Edinburgh, @ucuscotland.bsky.social, Stand up to Racism Edinburgh co-convenor and Women Against the Far Right Scotland (www.instagram.com/womenagainst...) saying it loud, saying it clear today in Falkirk, #Refugeesarewelcomehere
UCUE branch secretary / UCU Scotland VP and STUC Black workers co-chair standing up to racism together in Falkirk today @ucuscotland.bsky.social @cecilebm.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
UCUE branch secretary / UCU Scotland VP and STUC Black workers co-chair standing up to racism together in Falkirk today @ucuscotland.bsky.social @cecilebm.bsky.social @scottishtuc.bsky.social
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Questions in the Scottish Parliament by @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social on dispute @edinburghuni.bsky.social @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social, lack of engagement by management and how that fits with Scottish Government's commitment to fair work #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
Meeting of the Parliament, Continued | Scottish Parliament TV
www.scottishparliament.tv
September 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Questions in the Scottish Parliament by @richardleonardmsp.bsky.social on dispute @edinburghuni.bsky.social @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social, lack of engagement by management and how that fits with Scottish Government's commitment to fair work #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meet...
UCU Edinburgh is proudly affiliated to @sutrscotland.bsky.social. This week, UCUE members stood together against budget cuts and mass redundancies. Tomorrow, many of us will stand together in Falkirk against racism. Come and join us! #RefugeesWelcome
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
UCU Edinburgh is proudly affiliated to @sutrscotland.bsky.social. This week, UCUE members stood together against budget cuts and mass redundancies. Tomorrow, many of us will stand together in Falkirk against racism. Come and join us! #RefugeesWelcome
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🔴 NEW: The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies
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Edinburgh uni boss pressured over outside earnings as job losses mount
The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies.
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September 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🔴 NEW: The boss of the University of Edinburgh is facing calls to “come clean” over earnings from a second job, amid staff strikes and mounting redundancies
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HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!
September 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
HUUUGE turnout this morning to demand protection for our jobs and our students' learning conditions. There is no deficit!!!
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Frankie is looking forward to joining the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social picket line tomorrow. He knows that #WeAreTheUniversity and wd need to #StopTheCuts and #DefendEveryJob
September 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Frankie is looking forward to joining the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social picket line tomorrow. He knows that #WeAreTheUniversity and wd need to #StopTheCuts and #DefendEveryJob
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Old College picket at @edinburghuni.bsky.social this morning @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social #NoRedundancies #StopTheCuts #DefendEveryJob
September 12, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Old College picket at @edinburghuni.bsky.social this morning @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @ucuscotland.bsky.social #NoRedundancies #StopTheCuts #DefendEveryJob
We're starting day 4 of the strike with Jack the cat's full support. He also says that this is a manufactured crisis because there is no deficit at the University of Edinburgh. Clever cat.
September 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We're starting day 4 of the strike with Jack the cat's full support. He also says that this is a manufactured crisis because there is no deficit at the University of Edinburgh. Clever cat.
🔉🎵 Sound Up! Great support for our striking workers from Old College passers-by and Och Vey, a local Klezmer band!
September 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
🔉🎵 Sound Up! Great support for our striking workers from Old College passers-by and Och Vey, a local Klezmer band!
We're striking to stop budget cuts and mass redundancies and standing up for the future of our students' education. There is no deficit.
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We're striking to stop budget cuts and mass redundancies and standing up for the future of our students' education. There is no deficit.
Day 3 of strike against budget cuts and mass redundancies at the University of Edinburgh. Going strong at KB! Join us on the picket or at 12:30 by the Nucleus building for a teach-out: The anatomy of a biology demonstrator - are they paid fairly?
September 10, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Day 3 of strike against budget cuts and mass redundancies at the University of Edinburgh. Going strong at KB! Join us on the picket or at 12:30 by the Nucleus building for a teach-out: The anatomy of a biology demonstrator - are they paid fairly?
“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
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
thetab.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
“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
Loud honks from passing traffic supporting out KB pickets!!
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Loud honks from passing traffic supporting out KB pickets!!
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✊ Show your support if you can!
Thanks to all the @ucu.org.uk branches supporting us today and this week! Here's a link to our hardship fund -- solidarity donations appreciated! www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/hff-fundrais...
September 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
✊ Show your support if you can!
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This week is a 5 day strike at University of Edinburgh in response to management decisions and practices around £120m cuts & UCU’s concerns around workloads, teaching, and research quality.
September 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This week is a 5 day strike at University of Edinburgh in response to management decisions and practices around £120m cuts & UCU’s concerns around workloads, teaching, and research quality.
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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
They are asking people to email the university principal to oppose it
September 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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
They are asking people to email the university principal to oppose it