Dundee University staff begin three-week strike action

The University has run up a £30m deficit.

Susan Nicholson

A 15-day strike by lecturers has started at Dundee University in protest over potential compulsory redundancies.

The University has run up a £30m deficit and it’s feared staff cuts will be used to plug the financial black hole.

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