Dundee UCU
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Dundee UCU is supporting staff and saying no to job cuts at the University of Dundee. Our campaign to #SaveDundeeUni https://sites.dundee.ac.uk/ducu/
Want to find out how your voice can stop job cuts at the University of Dundee?
Take the first step towards having influence on what happens to you next.
Come along to our Stop The Jkb Cuts rally tomorrow at the Queen’s Hotel, 12:30-13:30pm.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
Take the first step towards having influence on what happens to you next.
Come along to our Stop The Jkb Cuts rally tomorrow at the Queen’s Hotel, 12:30-13:30pm.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Want to find out how your voice can stop job cuts at the University of Dundee?
Take the first step towards having influence on what happens to you next.
Come along to our Stop The Jkb Cuts rally tomorrow at the Queen’s Hotel, 12:30-13:30pm.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
Take the first step towards having influence on what happens to you next.
Come along to our Stop The Jkb Cuts rally tomorrow at the Queen’s Hotel, 12:30-13:30pm.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
Day 2 of our strike action.Heres some photos from yesterday’s action.
Come and join us if you value jobs at the University of Dundee.
#SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
Come and join us if you value jobs at the University of Dundee.
#SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Day 2 of our strike action.Heres some photos from yesterday’s action.
Come and join us if you value jobs at the University of Dundee.
#SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
Come and join us if you value jobs at the University of Dundee.
#SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
Do you think staff at the University of Dundee were misled when we were told there would be no redundancies? Or when he told us they hadn’t said there would be no redundancies?
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Do you think staff at the University of Dundee were misled when we were told there would be no redundancies? Or when he told us they hadn’t said there would be no redundancies?
Day 1 of our 5 day strike done. Thanks to STV for coming along and interviewing members.
Come and have a chat with us at the front of the Tower any day this week.
news.stv.tv/north/dundee...
Come and have a chat with us at the front of the Tower any day this week.
news.stv.tv/north/dundee...
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Day 1 of our 5 day strike done. Thanks to STV for coming along and interviewing members.
Come and have a chat with us at the front of the Tower any day this week.
news.stv.tv/north/dundee...
Come and have a chat with us at the front of the Tower any day this week.
news.stv.tv/north/dundee...
Very strong turnout this morning on the first of our five days strike.
On Friday, in a meeting with the interim Principal, he confirmed his ideology is to cut as many jobs as possible.
Support our action to save jobs and save the University!
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni #WeAreTheUniversity
On Friday, in a meeting with the interim Principal, he confirmed his ideology is to cut as many jobs as possible.
Support our action to save jobs and save the University!
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni #WeAreTheUniversity
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Very strong turnout this morning on the first of our five days strike.
On Friday, in a meeting with the interim Principal, he confirmed his ideology is to cut as many jobs as possible.
Support our action to save jobs and save the University!
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni #WeAreTheUniversity
On Friday, in a meeting with the interim Principal, he confirmed his ideology is to cut as many jobs as possible.
Support our action to save jobs and save the University!
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni #WeAreTheUniversity
The University Executive Group have not met with us to try to pause our industrial action.
So, we will be out on strike from Monday 10th November to Friday 14th. Join us at the picket if you can from 8:30am each day.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
So, we will be out on strike from Monday 10th November to Friday 14th. Join us at the picket if you can from 8:30am each day.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The University Executive Group have not met with us to try to pause our industrial action.
So, we will be out on strike from Monday 10th November to Friday 14th. Join us at the picket if you can from 8:30am each day.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
So, we will be out on strike from Monday 10th November to Friday 14th. Join us at the picket if you can from 8:30am each day.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
We’d like to see you at our rally on Thursday 13th November, to mark one year of the University of Dundee financial crisis.
Great guest speakers.
Tea and coffee.
Queens Hotel 12:30-13:30.
Everyone welcome.
Great guest speakers.
Tea and coffee.
Queens Hotel 12:30-13:30.
Everyone welcome.
November 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We’d like to see you at our rally on Thursday 13th November, to mark one year of the University of Dundee financial crisis.
Great guest speakers.
Tea and coffee.
Queens Hotel 12:30-13:30.
Everyone welcome.
Great guest speakers.
Tea and coffee.
Queens Hotel 12:30-13:30.
Everyone welcome.
If you missed it, here’s the interim Principal talking about substantial future job cuts at University of Dundee.
He refers to the number of job losses recommended in the recovery plan. This is 390FTE with 340FTE via redundancies.
We believe redundancies are not necessary. #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
He refers to the number of job losses recommended in the recovery plan. This is 390FTE with 340FTE via redundancies.
We believe redundancies are not necessary. #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you missed it, here’s the interim Principal talking about substantial future job cuts at University of Dundee.
He refers to the number of job losses recommended in the recovery plan. This is 390FTE with 340FTE via redundancies.
We believe redundancies are not necessary. #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
He refers to the number of job losses recommended in the recovery plan. This is 390FTE with 340FTE via redundancies.
We believe redundancies are not necessary. #SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
We’re leading 5 days of industrial action at the University of Dundee.
We’re calling on all our members to participate in this action. You can join us on the picket line or strike from home. You can legally join the strike if you aren’t a member of a union
The people united will never be defeated.
We’re calling on all our members to participate in this action. You can join us on the picket line or strike from home. You can legally join the strike if you aren’t a member of a union
The people united will never be defeated.
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
We’re leading 5 days of industrial action at the University of Dundee.
We’re calling on all our members to participate in this action. You can join us on the picket line or strike from home. You can legally join the strike if you aren’t a member of a union
The people united will never be defeated.
We’re calling on all our members to participate in this action. You can join us on the picket line or strike from home. You can legally join the strike if you aren’t a member of a union
The people united will never be defeated.
By his own admission “the story of the University of Dundee has been leadership failure and ineffective governance oversight”.
So why then was the interim Principal “focussing on other things”?
So why then was the interim Principal “focussing on other things”?
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
By his own admission “the story of the University of Dundee has been leadership failure and ineffective governance oversight”.
So why then was the interim Principal “focussing on other things”?
So why then was the interim Principal “focussing on other things”?
We realise that opinions can change. If you repeated a statement which no longer reflects your position, you should explain why.
Stating you never made the statement in the first place is harmful as it erodes everyone’s trust.
Stating you never made the statement in the first place is harmful as it erodes everyone’s trust.
October 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We realise that opinions can change. If you repeated a statement which no longer reflects your position, you should explain why.
Stating you never made the statement in the first place is harmful as it erodes everyone’s trust.
Stating you never made the statement in the first place is harmful as it erodes everyone’s trust.
Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yesterday our interim Principal, gave evidence to the Education, Children and Young People Committee.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
He stated that he had never ruled out redundancies.
Judge for yourself.
Our members have been voting all week. Get your ballots in as soon as you can.
#SaveHE #WeAreTheUniversity
#SaveHE #WeAreTheUniversity
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Our members have been voting all week. Get your ballots in as soon as you can.
#SaveHE #WeAreTheUniversity
#SaveHE #WeAreTheUniversity
Vote early, vote now in the UCU national ballot.
Talk to your friends in the union and encourage them to vote to stop real terms cuts to our wages.
#WeAreTheUniversity #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
Talk to your friends in the union and encourage them to vote to stop real terms cuts to our wages.
#WeAreTheUniversity #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
October 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Vote early, vote now in the UCU national ballot.
Talk to your friends in the union and encourage them to vote to stop real terms cuts to our wages.
#WeAreTheUniversity #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
Talk to your friends in the union and encourage them to vote to stop real terms cuts to our wages.
#WeAreTheUniversity #SaveHE #StopTheCuts
The University Recovery Plan submitted by Court and UEG can now be shared. The campus unions are hosting a joint Townhall event to share the plan, so everyone can make their own judgements on what was proposed, including the number of redundancies.
Join us this Thursday 12:30 in LT3 Dalhousie.
Join us this Thursday 12:30 in LT3 Dalhousie.
September 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
The University Recovery Plan submitted by Court and UEG can now be shared. The campus unions are hosting a joint Townhall event to share the plan, so everyone can make their own judgements on what was proposed, including the number of redundancies.
Join us this Thursday 12:30 in LT3 Dalhousie.
Join us this Thursday 12:30 in LT3 Dalhousie.
One of our members chose this fabulous post box to post their ballot to renew our mandate to rule out compulsory redundancies at the University of Dundee.
Can anyone top this?
Can anyone top this?
September 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
One of our members chose this fabulous post box to post their ballot to renew our mandate to rule out compulsory redundancies at the University of Dundee.
Can anyone top this?
Can anyone top this?
Dundee UCU members, your ballots should be arriving in the post.
Ours arrived over the weekend. Proud to be voting yes and yes.
Share your post box photos here on Bluesky. Who can be the most creative?
Ours arrived over the weekend. Proud to be voting yes and yes.
Share your post box photos here on Bluesky. Who can be the most creative?
September 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Dundee UCU members, your ballots should be arriving in the post.
Ours arrived over the weekend. Proud to be voting yes and yes.
Share your post box photos here on Bluesky. Who can be the most creative?
Ours arrived over the weekend. Proud to be voting yes and yes.
Share your post box photos here on Bluesky. Who can be the most creative?
Shane O’Neill, Jim McGeorge and Iain Gillespie knew of a £40m projected deficit and the need for £40m savings on 2 July 2024 at Dundee University
Page 50 of the Gillies report, states that Jim and Shane wrote to Schools and Directorates that day.
Their evidence at Scot Parliament does not match
Page 50 of the Gillies report, states that Jim and Shane wrote to Schools and Directorates that day.
Their evidence at Scot Parliament does not match
June 27, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Shane O’Neill, Jim McGeorge and Iain Gillespie knew of a £40m projected deficit and the need for £40m savings on 2 July 2024 at Dundee University
Page 50 of the Gillies report, states that Jim and Shane wrote to Schools and Directorates that day.
Their evidence at Scot Parliament does not match
Page 50 of the Gillies report, states that Jim and Shane wrote to Schools and Directorates that day.
Their evidence at Scot Parliament does not match
Thank you Prof Seaton for confirming this.
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Thank you Prof Seaton for confirming this.
NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee.
Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.
Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.
Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.
Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
NO REDUNDANCIES at the University of Dundee.
Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.
Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.
Fantastic news in our fight to save jobs, as interim Principal Prof Nigel Seaton confirms that there will be no redundancies. A massive victory for everyone who has supported us.
Looking forward to receiving the removal of Section 188 in writing.
The Gillies Investigation in to the University of Dundee’s financial and governance crisis highlights 7 members of UEG who could have raised the need for significant savings at Court in June 2024. They did not.
5 have left the University. The Director of People and Deputy University Sec remain.
5 have left the University. The Director of People and Deputy University Sec remain.
June 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The Gillies Investigation in to the University of Dundee’s financial and governance crisis highlights 7 members of UEG who could have raised the need for significant savings at Court in June 2024. They did not.
5 have left the University. The Director of People and Deputy University Sec remain.
5 have left the University. The Director of People and Deputy University Sec remain.
It’s nearly the weekend, so here’s a nice photos of some wild flowers from a member’s garden to take us in to a peaceful couple of days.
The bees are really enjoying the poppies.
The bees are really enjoying the poppies.
June 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It’s nearly the weekend, so here’s a nice photos of some wild flowers from a member’s garden to take us in to a peaceful couple of days.
The bees are really enjoying the poppies.
The bees are really enjoying the poppies.
Here’s what we got up to on Day 5 of our industrial action.
We heard about the important role that the staff from the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science play in trying to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
And we welcomed back supporters and friends.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
We heard about the important role that the staff from the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science play in trying to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
And we welcomed back supporters and friends.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
May 31, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Here’s what we got up to on Day 5 of our industrial action.
We heard about the important role that the staff from the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science play in trying to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
And we welcomed back supporters and friends.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
We heard about the important role that the staff from the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science play in trying to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
And we welcomed back supporters and friends.
#SaveHE #SaveDundeeUni
Day 4 of our industrial action and here’s a photo of the very affectionate Beany who visited all of yesterday.
Come and join us this morning from 8am at the front of the Tower Building.
#picketpups #PicketLinePets #SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
Come and join us this morning from 8am at the front of the Tower Building.
#picketpups #PicketLinePets #SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
May 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Day 4 of our industrial action and here’s a photo of the very affectionate Beany who visited all of yesterday.
Come and join us this morning from 8am at the front of the Tower Building.
#picketpups #PicketLinePets #SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE
Come and join us this morning from 8am at the front of the Tower Building.
#picketpups #PicketLinePets #SaveDundeeUni #SaveHE