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Mar 26, 2026

Strikes at Edinburgh University next week

Mar 26, 2026

Mar 24, 2026

Staff working conditions are student learning conditions – why we are striking

Mar 24, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Depreciating the University of Edinburgh into the Ground

Jan 27, 2026

There are four key takeaways from the University of Edinburgh’s 2024-25 annual report, which this post explores:

The University continues to make a sizeable surplus.
What financial pressures exist are significantly due to spiralling depreciation from irresponsible capital spending.
Management continues to use misleading metrics to justify a harmful narrative.
Firing staff will undermine financial strengths, as well as undermine the University’s academic mission.

Jan 27, 2026