Compulsory redundancies at Dundee University have been ruled out of a £10m cuts programme at the facility.

The university court had previously said it could not rule out compulsory redundancies as part of a savings' package.

In March the university was brought to a virtual standstill after staff and students went on strike over the dispute.

Dundee University and College Union claimed that management were looking to cut 193 jobs, with compulsory redundancies on the table.

However, on Friday, the university announced that no compulsory redundancies will be made after it had already made £8.7m savings.

Dr Jim McGeorge, secretary of the university, said: “We are pleased that no compulsory redundancies have been required to date and remain confident that, with continued effort, the remaining £1.3m of savings should be able to be achieved on the same basis.”

Janice Aitken, president of the union branch, added: “We are particularly satisfied that the negotiations have resulted in the agreement of a solid redundancy avoidance policy and we trust that the University of Dundee will do everything possible to achieve the savings they want without resorting to compulsory redundancies.”