Overview

• Dundee University is proceeding with plans to cut 632 full-time equivalent jobs, affecting approximately 700 people, as part of efforts to address its £35 million financial deficit.
• The Scottish Funding Council has provided £22 million in emergency funding and launched an investigation into financial mismanagement at the university.
• The university has listed the principal’s residence, University House, for sale at £825,000 as part of its cost-cutting measures.
• Unions, including the University and Colleges Union (UCU), have condemned the job cuts, calling them 'academic and economic vandalism' with potentially devastating impacts on the local economy.
• The Scottish Government has engaged with stakeholders to explore additional support options but has not committed to further financial assistance beyond the emergency funding provided.