UCU Scotland
@ucuscotland.bsky.social
The University and College Union Scotland represents academic and professional support staff in Scotland’s universities
www.ucu.org.uk/scotland
www.ucu.org.uk/scotland
Universities in Scotland are in crisis, and the people in the sector - students and workforce - are at the sharp end experiencing cuts to courses and jobs, excessive workload and high levels of job insecurity. So it’s timely this review is happening, and UCU is pleased to be involved #SaveHE
We are delighted to share news of the 15-person strong team behind the Future Framework to secure the future of Scotland's universities. Professor Emerita Andrea Nolan and Neil Rennick, DG Civil Service, Co-Chair the Steering Group for us, reflecting the joint ownership...
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Universities in Scotland are in crisis, and the people in the sector - students and workforce - are at the sharp end experiencing cuts to courses and jobs, excessive workload and high levels of job insecurity. So it’s timely this review is happening, and UCU is pleased to be involved #SaveHE
THREE strike ballots in universities in Scotland closing next week - that’s 3️⃣
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
February 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
THREE strike ballots in universities in Scotland closing next week - that’s 3️⃣
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
If you’re a member in Aberdeen, Heriot Watt or Stirling universities make sure you post those last minute ballot papers 📨📮✅✊ #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
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Show your support to our amazing colleagues taking action at Northumbria today!
The Line is drawn! Don’t cross it - join it! @ucunorthumbria.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
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We dispute!
The pension steal is shameful!
is the VC offering a salary cut? Mhmm - thought so!
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We dispute!
The pension steal is shameful!
is the VC offering a salary cut? Mhmm - thought so!
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February 12, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Show your support to our amazing colleagues taking action at Northumbria today!
Refugees are welcome here - proud the UCU UHI branch is a signatory to this welcome letter @uhiucu.bsky.social #RefugeesWelcome
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/you-are...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/you-are...
‘You are welcome. You are not alone’ - Inverness church leaders and politicians sign open letter to asylum seekers
Church leaders and politicians have signed an open letter of welcome to asylum seekers who could arrive in Inverness.
www.inverness-courier.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Refugees are welcome here - proud the UCU UHI branch is a signatory to this welcome letter @uhiucu.bsky.social #RefugeesWelcome
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/you-are...
www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/you-are...
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TODAY is Workplace and Student Day of Action for Palestine.
We stand with workers and students across the country taking action to challenge complicity in Israel’s genocide and demand justice for the Palestinian people.
Pledge to join: palestinecampaign.org/events/pledg...
We stand with workers and students across the country taking action to challenge complicity in Israel’s genocide and demand justice for the Palestinian people.
Pledge to join: palestinecampaign.org/events/pledg...
February 12, 2026 at 10:32 AM
TODAY is Workplace and Student Day of Action for Palestine.
We stand with workers and students across the country taking action to challenge complicity in Israel’s genocide and demand justice for the Palestinian people.
Pledge to join: palestinecampaign.org/events/pledg...
We stand with workers and students across the country taking action to challenge complicity in Israel’s genocide and demand justice for the Palestinian people.
Pledge to join: palestinecampaign.org/events/pledg...
Fears for job cuts at Aberdeen University. UCU’s strike ballot in its final days, vote yes to action to oppose cuts #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584751...
Fears of job losses amid Aberdeen University restructuring bid
Fresh fears of job cuts have emerged at Aberdeen University as bosses look to eliminate the institution's £4.3m deficit.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Fears for job cuts at Aberdeen University. UCU’s strike ballot in its final days, vote yes to action to oppose cuts #SaveHE #StopTheCuts www.heraldscotland.com/news/2584751...
UCU - Strikes likely at Strathclyde University as staff vote for industrial action www.ucu.org.uk/article/1440...
Strikes likely at Strathclyde University as staff vote for industrial action
Staff at Strathclyde University have backed industrial action in a dispute about job cuts and the failure of management to rule out compulsory redundancies.
www.ucu.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
UCU - Strikes likely at Strathclyde University as staff vote for industrial action www.ucu.org.uk/article/1440...
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📢 Staff on casualised contracts: have your say
UCU’s annual meeting takes place Sat 28 Feb (hybrid) at UCU HQ & on Zoom.
Share your voice and shape how we fight insecurity at work
Register by 17 Feb ucu.wufoo.com/forms/annual...
UCU’s annual meeting takes place Sat 28 Feb (hybrid) at UCU HQ & on Zoom.
Share your voice and shape how we fight insecurity at work
Register by 17 Feb ucu.wufoo.com/forms/annual...
Annual Meeting of Staff on Casualised Contracts 26
Saturday, 28 February 2026
ucu.wufoo.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
📢 Staff on casualised contracts: have your say
UCU’s annual meeting takes place Sat 28 Feb (hybrid) at UCU HQ & on Zoom.
Share your voice and shape how we fight insecurity at work
Register by 17 Feb ucu.wufoo.com/forms/annual...
UCU’s annual meeting takes place Sat 28 Feb (hybrid) at UCU HQ & on Zoom.
Share your voice and shape how we fight insecurity at work
Register by 17 Feb ucu.wufoo.com/forms/annual...
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Edinburgh. Aberdeen. Dundee. Strathclyde. Different campuses same reality. Staff are stretched, students lose out.
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
January 29, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Edinburgh. Aberdeen. Dundee. Strathclyde. Different campuses same reality. Staff are stretched, students lose out.
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
#SaveOurUniversities #UCU #Scotland #HigherEducation
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“These cuts are hitting the most vulnerable staff hardest.”
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
January 28, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“These cuts are hitting the most vulnerable staff hardest.”
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
Sophia Woodman, @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social branch president explaining the reality of the crisis in HE to the Scottish Education Committee.
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
UCU’s Melissa D’Ascenzio tells MSPs of the impact of the Dundee Uni crisis on workers #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
UCU’s Melissa D’Ascenzio tells MSPs of the impact of the Dundee Uni crisis on workers #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Fearful Dundee University staff ‘suffering anxiety, sleepless nights, and heart palpitations’ due to crisis
Trade union joint president Melissa D'Ascenzio took the complaints of workers to Holyrood as she laid bare the human cost.
www.thecourier.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:37 AM
www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
UCU’s Melissa D’Ascenzio tells MSPs of the impact of the Dundee Uni crisis on workers #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
UCU’s Melissa D’Ascenzio tells MSPs of the impact of the Dundee Uni crisis on workers #StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Rally at Scottish Parliament @ducuuo.bsky.social on strike to protect jobs at Dundee. Union reps from Dundee, Aberdeen, Strathclyde and Edinburgh giving evidence to the Parliament's education committee on jobs, cuts and university governance #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
January 28, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Rally at Scottish Parliament @ducuuo.bsky.social on strike to protect jobs at Dundee. Union reps from Dundee, Aberdeen, Strathclyde and Edinburgh giving evidence to the Parliament's education committee on jobs, cuts and university governance #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
We are also hosting a rally outside of the Holyrood building in Edinburgh tomorrow from 12:30-1:30pm.
If you’re in Edinburgh, come and join us, in better weather ☀️
The rally will focus on our and other campus unions fight against job cuts in the Scottish HE sector.
If you’re in Edinburgh, come and join us, in better weather ☀️
The rally will focus on our and other campus unions fight against job cuts in the Scottish HE sector.
January 28, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Our members will be on strike tomorrow as we ask the University of Dundee executives to rule out compulsory redundancies until at least June.
Your support is vital.
Come and say hello, and show your support on our picket line from 8:15-9:45 at the front of the Tower Building.
Your support is vital.
Come and say hello, and show your support on our picket line from 8:15-9:45 at the front of the Tower Building.
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Our members will be on strike tomorrow as we ask the University of Dundee executives to rule out compulsory redundancies until at least June.
Your support is vital.
Come and say hello, and show your support on our picket line from 8:15-9:45 at the front of the Tower Building.
Your support is vital.
Come and say hello, and show your support on our picket line from 8:15-9:45 at the front of the Tower Building.
UCU at Heriot-Watt @hwucu.bsky.social need your support to defend the university's under threat Scholar programme, a not–for-profit service for learners across Scotland, aimed at increasing access & social inclusion into FE & HE. Support the branch and Scholar at the link below 👇
Heriot-Watt Scholar provide online learning to Scottish schools, colleges, & to HW students
You, your children or your students may have used it.
You can help secure Scholar for future learners. Use the form to speak out for a unique learning service👇
heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/12/02/s...
You, your children or your students may have used it.
You can help secure Scholar for future learners. Use the form to speak out for a unique learning service👇
heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/2025/12/02/s...
Support for Scholar - Scotland's National Digital Learning Service
UCU, Unite and UNISON are jointly coordinating an effort to gather notes of endorsement for Scholar, a national digital learning service, used by senior phase learners across Scotland, for over a gene...
heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
UCU at Heriot-Watt @hwucu.bsky.social need your support to defend the university's under threat Scholar programme, a not–for-profit service for learners across Scotland, aimed at increasing access & social inclusion into FE & HE. Support the branch and Scholar at the link below 👇
UCU comment on Scottish budget: "...With more than half of Scottish universities making staff redundant and reducing educational provision, this budget won’t counter the jobs exodus or end the crisis in Scottish higher education any time soon.” #StopTheCuts #SaveHE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1430...
University and College Union (UCU) Scotland comment on Scottish budget
UCU comment on the 2026 Scottish Budget announcement
www.ucu.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
UCU comment on Scottish budget: "...With more than half of Scottish universities making staff redundant and reducing educational provision, this budget won’t counter the jobs exodus or end the crisis in Scottish higher education any time soon.” #StopTheCuts #SaveHE www.ucu.org.uk/article/1430...
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Ballots across Scotland from Heriot-Watt, Strathclyde, Stirling & Aberdeen are going in the post
Vote now Save jobs
Post your ballot (with or without a dog) (don't post the dog they're not covered by the prepaid stamp) @ucuscotland.bsky.social
#UCU #Scholar #GTVO #Heriot-Watt #dogsPostingBallots 🐕
Vote now Save jobs
Post your ballot (with or without a dog) (don't post the dog they're not covered by the prepaid stamp) @ucuscotland.bsky.social
#UCU #Scholar #GTVO #Heriot-Watt #dogsPostingBallots 🐕
January 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Ballots across Scotland from Heriot-Watt, Strathclyde, Stirling & Aberdeen are going in the post
Vote now Save jobs
Post your ballot (with or without a dog) (don't post the dog they're not covered by the prepaid stamp) @ucuscotland.bsky.social
#UCU #Scholar #GTVO #Heriot-Watt #dogsPostingBallots 🐕
Vote now Save jobs
Post your ballot (with or without a dog) (don't post the dog they're not covered by the prepaid stamp) @ucuscotland.bsky.social
#UCU #Scholar #GTVO #Heriot-Watt #dogsPostingBallots 🐕
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#STVStrike: STV members across Scotland are braving the cold weather to oppose damaging cuts to jobs and programming.
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Support the STV strike
STV staff across Scotland are out on strike today (7 January), braving the cold weather and heavy snow to oppose damaging cuts planned by the company’s management.
www.nuj.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 10:10 AM
#STVStrike: STV members across Scotland are braving the cold weather to oppose damaging cuts to jobs and programming.
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
Rolling coverage⬇️
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/sup...
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STUC Deputy General Secretary, Dave Moxham, joined the @nujofficial.bsky.social picket in Glasgow in their fight against staffing and programming cuts. Workers in Aberdeen are also on strike today fighting against the scrapping of the north edition of News at 6 🪧
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
STUC Deputy General Secretary, Dave Moxham, joined the @nujofficial.bsky.social picket in Glasgow in their fight against staffing and programming cuts. Workers in Aberdeen are also on strike today fighting against the scrapping of the north edition of News at 6 🪧
UCU Scotland sends solidarity to @nujscotland.bsky.social members at STV striking today to protect jobs and journalism. UCU knows the value of the quality journalism produced by NUJ members at STV and NUJ have our solidarity and support in this dispute
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
UCU Scotland sends solidarity to @nujscotland.bsky.social members at STV striking today to protect jobs and journalism. UCU knows the value of the quality journalism produced by NUJ members at STV and NUJ have our solidarity and support in this dispute