Holyrood elections 7th May - Undecided who to vote for on Thursday?

Check out what’s in each party’s manifesto about Higher Education: 

https://ucuscotland.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/scottish-parliament-election-manifestos/

You might also want to read this coverage of the UCU Hustings on April 1st: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25989390.ucu-university-hustings-parties-debate-broken-system/

You might also consider whether your MSP responded when you contacted them about the cuts, if you did.

Do they deserve your vote?

During our last strike, a number of candidates physically joined our picket lines and/or spoke at our rally, most visibly:

• Kate Nevens (Scottish Greens, Edinburgh North East & Leith)

  • Click here to listen to her speech at the rally

• Oliver Thomas (Labour, Edinburgh North East & Leith)

• James Dalgleish (Labour, Edinburgh Central)

• Ross Greer (Scottish Greens, West Scotland)

• Gilliam MacKay (Scottish Greens, Central Scotland and Lothian West)

We had a visit from the Scottish Greens at Moray House

Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay came by!

Oliver Thomas joined us on the picket line during the strike week, as well!