Edinburgh University staff to vote on industrial action in dispute over cuts

Staff at the University are being balloted on industrial action in a dispute over plans to cut £140 million from the institution’s budget (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Staff at the University of Edinburgh are being balloted on industrial action in a dispute over the university’s plans to slash £140 million from its budget.

The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) claimed the university had refused to rule out compulsory redundancies as part of the cuts, which it said would be the “biggest ever” in the history of Scottish higher education.