University and College Union (UCU) Scotland comment on job cuts at Dundee University

Commenting on the news today (1 April 2025) that planned job cuts at the University of Dundee could exceed 700 workers, Mary Senior, Scotland official UCU, said: 'Sacking over 700 staff at Dundee University is tantamount to academic and economic vandalism. This level of job cuts would be catastrophic for the city of Dundee and the surrounding area. We cannot let this destruction go ahead, the funding already announced by the Scottish government and Funding Council is a start to prevent these cuts. We need to do better, to support students, education and jobs in the city'.

UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'Cuts on this scale being planned by university senior management will have a devastating impact not just on the university's future, but also on the city and the local economy. University senior managers need to listen to what staff are telling them, rule out compulsory redundancies and engage with the union to find a better way forward that avoids irreparable damage before it is too late'.