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700+ at inaugural Student-Staff Assembly!
700+ at inaugural Student-Staff Assembly!

700-800 students and staff gathered for the inaugural Student-Staff Assembly on Thursday 24 September.

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Squid Game: Staff Cuts and Your Education
Squid Game: Staff Cuts and Your Education

A message for our students about the planned strike action in Semester 1, 2026-27  

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Five-week strike at Edinburgh University at start of new academic term
Five-week strike at Edinburgh University at start of new academic term

UCU SCOTLAND PRESS RELEASE - 11:00 AM Thursday 17 September 2026

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) Scotland at Edinburgh University will strike for 25 days over five weeks from 28 September in a long running dispute over £140m cuts and 1,800 job losses.

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