As new students arrive on campus to study at the University of Edinburgh this week, staff and lecturers are on the picket line.
The UCU union is demanding management rule out compulsory redundancies – as the institution looks to make £140m worth of cuts.
The university says without the radical spending overhaul, it risks a financial deficit.
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