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University and College Union
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‘A slap in the face’: Edinburgh uni staff rage at principal’s second job amid layoffs
Edinburgh university principal Sir Peter Mathieson has taken a potentially lucrative second job despite warning staff of looming layoffs.
Universities on the edge: How can we solve the funding crisis?
Despite their reputation for excellence, universities in Scotland find themselves in the midst of a growing financial crisis. How should it be tackled?
Peruvians who fed and sheltered academics during fieldwork not paid by Edinburgh University
Impoverished Peruvians who supported academics during fieldwork were not paid for months by Edinburgh University due to a system blamed for widespread problems
University urged to end Saudi deal after rise in beheadings
A Scottish university has been condemned for a secretive contract with Saudi Arabia after a report that the Gulf state executed 184 people last year.
Scots university taught cadets from Saudi air force accused of war crimes
Stirling University taught English to Saudi air force cadets after UN investigators said air strikes in Yemen by the Saudi air force might amount to war crimes.
