Industrial Action 2025

University and College Union Edinburgh (UCUE) has a mandate for industrial action from a ballot that closed in May 2025. The mandate is for both strike action and action short of a strike, regarding the University not ruling out compulsory redundancies.

UCU has accepted University Offer - December 2025

UCUE members have voted to accept an offer made by the University on 3 December 2025. 

As part of this agreement, there will be no industrial action up to the end of the UCUE current mandate (28 April 2026).

Strike Action November 2025

UCU members voted to take strike action on the following dates:

• 17, 18 and 19 November 2025 

The University enacted contingency plans to mitigate disruption to the delivery of learning and teaching, and student experience whilst maintaining academic standards.

A dedicated webpage is available for students with up-to-date information on the industrial action. 

A dedicated staff Industrial Action SharePoint site containing useful information and the online declaration form is available to support staff.

Information for Staff

If you choose to participate in the industrial action, either by taking strike action, or by choosing not to cross the picket line, you are required to complete and submit an online declaration form, confirming your participation. 

The declaration form is now closed. If you missed the deadline for declaring your participation via the form, please contact HR by raising a Service Request, using the category ‘Industrial Relations’.