University of Dundee to cut over 600 jobs to plug £35m deficit

University of Dundee job losses should be ‘wake-up call’, Swinney told

The university announced on Tuesday it plans to cut 632 jobs as it bids to plug a £35 million deficit.

University of Dundee faces axe of more than 600 jobs face to tackle £35m deficit

"The measures we are now proposing would make an essential contribution in our becoming a more appropriately balanced and restructured institution."

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Dundee University principal Shane O'Neill says that without the 632 job cuts announced on Tuesday, the institution could cease to exist.

University of Dundee to cut over 600 jobs to plug £35m deficit

The staffing reductions will amount to 632 full-time equivalent posts - 197 academic roles, 119 school-based professional services posts in schools, and 316 directorate roles-based professional services roles.

More than 600 jobs face axe at University of Dundee to tackle £35m deficit

The University and College Union described the news as a ‘hammer blow’ for staff.