Selected media & press coverage

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Some selections:

BBC: Edinburgh University lecturers begin five-week strike over cuts

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr62443nnxvno

BBC Scotland Breakfast:

  • UCUE Co-Vice-Presidents Courtney Stafford-Walter and Marion Lieutaud at 6:49am (from 49:51 in the link)

  • Peter Mathieson’s response at 7:51 (from 1:51:30 in the link)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00323wn

The Herald: Edinburgh University students told to challenge Scottish studies 'lie'

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26586630.edinburgh-university-students-told-challenge-scottish-studies-lie/

Week by week

05-11 Oct (strike week 2)

28 Sept - 04 Oct (strike week 1)

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/edinburgh-lecturers-strike-as-more-than-90-arts-and-humanities-courses-are-dropped 

https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2026/10/02/is-scottish-literature-being-cut-at-edinburgh-media-and-management-confusion-mire-the-universitys-programme-changes/ 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26601915.edinburgh-university-warns-staff-personally-threatening-behaviour/ 

https://www.thenational.scot/news/26603242.edinburgh-university-staff-warned-threatening-behaviour/ 

https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2026/10/02/ucu-strike-outside-scottish-parliament/ 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26598988.hundreds-protest-university-job-programme-cuts/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/sep/30/edinburgh-joins-uk-universities-dundee-nottingham-heading-for-strikes-cuts-through-sector 

https://novaramedia.com/2026/09/30/uk-universities-set-to-strike-in-last-ditch-fight-over-existential-cuts/ 

https://www.hrmagazine.co.uk/content/news/edinburgh-uni-staff-begin-five-week-strike 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26583029.edinburgh-university-staff-begin-five-week-strike-140m-cuts/ 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-28/edinburgh-university-staff-strike-as-uk-funding-disputes-spread 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr62443nnxvno 

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-university-staff-hit-out-at-toxic-environment-as-five-week-strike-action-over-job-cuts-begins-9210070 

https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/thousands-of-edinburgh-university-staff-begin-strikes-in-cuts-and-redundancies-dispute-9205548 

pre-28 Sept (pre-strike)

https://news.stv.tv/east-central/edinburgh-university-to-strike-for-25-days-over-plans-to-cut-1800-jobs 

https://thestudentnews.co.uk/2026/09/18/extremely-disappointing-university-axes-90-degree-programmes-amidst-controversial-cuts-drive/