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DUCU Finance Position Paper – 16 March 2026

1 – Executive Summary In this paper we present an analysis of the financial forecasts produced by the UoD Finance team in October 2025 and February 2026, challenge the reliability of the data and assumptions they were based upon, and…

DUCU Position on University Recovery Plan

We are the University of Dundee and we say no to this recovery plan The University of Dundee thrives because of its staff, students, and trade unions who care passionately about its future and our city. That’s why we are…

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News and Events

Industrial Action Renewed until June 2027 On 9 June 2026, Dundee UCU secured a successful mandate for strike action and Action Short of a Strike (ASOS) for the next 12 months. Our UCU Scotland Official informed the University of Dundee…

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UCU is the largest trade union and professional association for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and academic-related staff working in further and higher education throughout the UK. We also have many student and retired members. For more information visit the UCU…

DUCU Governance Reform proposals 10 March 2025

Dundee University Governance Reforms Proposals Clearly, something has gone wrong with governance at the University of Dundee. The University Executive Group (UEG) recently announced a shock £25-30m deficit. No-one has explained how this happened and why it apparently came as…

DUCU Position Paper 6 March 2025

Dundee University’s Deficit: Fact or Fiction? The Paradox of Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns The 13th of November 2024 sealed the fate of the previous Principal, Professor Iain Gillespie. After announcing the “inevitable” job losses following the sudden appearance of…

FAQs on ASOS

Action short of strike means: · working to contract · not covering for absent colleagues · not sharing materials related to lectures or classes that will have been cancelled as a result of strike action · not rescheduling lectures or…

FAQs on strike action

Strike days: Monday 24, Tuesday 25, Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28 February, Monday 3, Tuesday 4, Wednesday 5, Thursday 6, Friday 7, Monday 10, Tuesday 11, Wednesday 12, Thursday 13, and Friday 14 March 2025

FAQs for members

How much does it cost to join the union? Am I eligible for union legal support? Guidance on Members’ Conduct FAQs on Action Short of a Strike (ASOS) and Strike What does Action Short of Strike (ASOS) mean? How do…

DUCU Position Paper 17 January 2025

unfortunate but to lose two … raises serious questions. The University of Dundee faces a major financial crisis, such that its continued viability has been questioned. A £30m deficit for 2024-25 is now expected to lead to major job cuts…

Position Papers

DUCU Position Paper 11 December 2024 Dundee Unite the Union and Dundee UNISON statements 11 December 2024 DUCU Position Paper 17 January 2025 Why we are going on strike by Prof. Angela Daly published in The Courier DUCU Position Paper…

No-Confidence vote

Results of the University of Dundee No-Confidence Vote On the 13th of November, then-Principal Iain Gillespie suddenly announced in an all-staff email that the university was facing a deficit of between 25 and 30 million pounds. More than a month…

News reports

We have curated press reports on the ongoing crisis of management at the University of Dundee. If we have missed any reports, please email ducu@dundee.ac.uk to let us know. 27 June 2025DUCU members, Prof. Angela Daly (Chair of Law and…

Questions for UEG

University of Dundee staff have many unanswered questions of the University’s governance structures particularly the University Executive Group (UEG). Some of these questions expressed by staff at the All Staff Townhall held on 12/12/24 are collated here. We will update…

UNISON and UNITE positions

Speeches by UNISON and UNITE representatives at University of Dundee All Staff Townhall, 12/12/24 Speech by Emma Preston, UNISON Unison wanted to say a few words today to acknowledge that: There are staff sitting in this room and joining us…

DUCU Position Paper 11 Dec 24

Save the University of Dundee DUCU Position Paper, 11/12/2024 Dundee University has a problem hanging onto its Principals.  The fact that the second in five years has un-ceremonially resigned with immediate effect, shortly after announcing a funding crisis, raises serious…

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Resources for Members

Am I eligible for Union Legal Support? Losing two Principals of the University in five years and facing two threatened bankruptcies in the same space of time calls into question the capability of management and governance structures of the University…

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Your Branch Committee

Co-PresidentMelissa D’Ascenzio Life Sciences Co-PresidentIan Ellis Health (Dentistry) TreasurerDejan Stjepanović Arts and Social Sciences SecretaryJon Urch Research and Innovation Equality and Diversity OfficerUsha Mani English for International Students Equality and Diversity OfficerAdbullah Yusuf Arts and Social Sciences Casework Co-ordinatorJon Mendel…

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