Created on: 18 Dec 2025 | Last modified: 06 May 2026
The EIS warns of further impact to jobs, morale and student learning at Edinburgh Napier University (ENU) as university leaders refuse to guarantee no compulsory redundancies of staff in the next two years.
Officials representing EIS union members paused industrial action to allow time for discussions with management about redeployment of academic staff threatened with redundancy.
Although progress has been made in reducing the number of staff at risk of compulsory redundancy, there is still no guarantee in place for those staff who are still at risk and a real risk of further job cuts in the next two years.
During the last round of industrial action, students at Edinburgh Napier showed incredible support to staff which was hugely appreciated by everyone on strike. From joining us on the picket lines to emailing Professor Rigby directly; wearing support stickers and making banners; you made a real difference with your actions.
Staff will be taking strike action for the next 4 weeks beginning on Monday 4th May and would welcome students visiting picket lines as a show of solidarity. These will take place on the following dates, between 8am and 10:30am:
Further picket sites are TBC and will be updated on the EIS website.
Picket lines are positive and supportive spaces where students can feel some much needed agency in determining how their university is run. The atmosphere will be a positive one, with music, hot drinks and humour.
EIS members at ENU continue to seek a no compulsory redundancy guarantee from ENU management. We remain united to defend jobs and fight for a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies!
Denise McKenzie, EIS AREA Officer supporting the Branch, said, "There is no justification for these job cuts. Edinburgh Napier is financially stable and has already reduced staff numbers voluntarily. Compulsory redundancies will harm students, increasing workloads and reducing the quality of education they receive.”
Staff and students are the heart of any university; ENU students and staff deserve the best experience of work and study. Support your lecturers to protect your education!