The union for academic and academic-related staff at the University of Edinburgh

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We offer:

• Representation if you have a problem at work

• Negotiation of your pay and conditions

• Lobbying to improve the status of further and higher education staff

We Are:

• The largest community of academic and related professionals in the UK

• A vibrant democratic community improving the working lives of education staff

• The voice of our profession to government and employers

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You are eligible to JOIN UCU if you are:

  • Staff whose work is concerned with the provision or professional support of education, training or research (qualifying employment)

  • Postgraduate students who have declared their intention to pursue a career in qualifying employment

  • Students in training for qualifying employment

  • See section 3.1 of UCU Rules

  • Subscriptions include a local element

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UCUE & UoE Collective Agreement
A recent investigation by @theferret.scot has shown that the University of Edinburgh "has quietly paid more than £750,000 to a controversial consulting firm" who have a reputation for telling universities to cut jobs and courses. The Nous Group make a lot of money from getting people fired, it seems. They say we are in a financial crisis, but if the university has three quarters of a million pounds to hire external consultants, we're clearly ready to spend big when it's deemed "necessary." Shameful hypocrisy from senior management, who will go down in history as trying to wreck this institution. It's our job to make sure they also go down in history as having failed. It is more vital now than ever that MSPs demand transparency and get firm answers. #edinburghuniversity #nousgroup

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A message to our students about the upcoming strike, 17-19 November 2025
A message to our students about the upcoming strike, 17-19 November 2025
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4 Nov, 1-2pm: Migrant Staff Q&A Webinar
4 Nov, 1-2pm: Migrant Staff Q&A Webinar
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Edinburgh university staff back industrial action again in longstanding dispute over cuts and redundancies
Edinburgh university staff back industrial action again in longstanding dispute over cuts and redundancies

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The Academic Contribution Framework: a flawed, discriminatory response to a failure of management’s making
The Academic Contribution Framework: a flawed, discriminatory response to a failure of management’s making

The ACF is the mechanism by which management will size up workers for redundancy targets that we already know are arbitrary. The ACF is obviously bad. It will be personally devastating for many colleagues. It is discriminatory. If the process is allowed to continue, it will bring about redundancies that are illegal. Longer term, it will also bring about a university that will be badly placed to meet the needs of future students precisely because it has been warped by its own perverse metrics.

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Behind management’s latest moves: large scale compulsory redundancies coming soon
Behind management’s latest moves: large scale compulsory redundancies coming soon

With hundreds of jobs already lost, a further 1,000+ jobs are on the line

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Organising against the far right and seeking institutional support
Organising against the far right and seeking institutional support

We encourage all members to participate in UCU Scotland’s upcoming event “Organising against the far right” on Monday 13 October 6-7pm, online. You will hear from UCU and student reps, antiracist activists, and community organisers, sharing ideas and actions for you to take in your own branch and community.

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