07/09/2026
I’ve written to the new Chair of Court at the University of Dundee ahead of tomorrow’s Court meeting to raise serious concerns about the proposed redundancies and the impact they are having on staff and students.
The University is now proposing more than 1,000 redundancies in under two years. Yet it appears to be just 38 FTE short of the staffing target previously agreed by Court and set out in its Strategy to Recovery.
That cannot be ignored.
I’ve also raised concerns about the lack of meaningful engagement with staff and campus unions, and the support being offered to those facing redundancy.
Many staff have contacted me in recent months, expressing their desperation and anxiety about what lies ahead.
I want to see the University recover and thrive. But that recovery cannot come at the expense of the people who make the University what it is — or the future of our city.
I’ve asked for an urgent meeting with the Chair of Court and will continue to press for a plan that protects staff, supports students and puts the University on a sustainable path forward.
