Edinburgh Napier University lecturers to strike on eight April dates over redundancies

Last Updated: 22 May 2026, 12:01

Low Higher education (university staff)

EIS‑ULA members at Edinburgh Napier University will strike on 13–16 and 21–24 April 2026 in a dispute over job cuts and the lack of a no‑compulsory‑redundancies guarantee, with pickets planned at all three campuses.

This alert was originally created on 6 April 2026.

Effective Dates

Monday, 13 Apr 2026
Tuesday, 14 Apr 2026
Wednesday, 15 Apr 2026
Thursday, 16 Apr 2026

Updates

Apr 15, 2026

Edinburgh Napier University confirms the EIS‑ULA strike is paused for the week beginning 13 April 2026 (13–16 April) while talks continue; a further meeting on 13 April was requested before deciding whether to pause the week beginning 20 April. Original April dates remain listed by EIS-ULA but without a pause notice.

⏸ Suspended

📅 Effective dates

− Removed: 21 Apr 2026, 22 Apr 2026, 23 Apr 2026, 24 Apr 2026

🎯 Public impact

− Schools

Organizer

EIS ULA

Affected Locations

Edinburgh (Scotland)

Sources

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