Students worry about several things – finding a flat, finding love, and now we have a new worry: just when will lecturers choose to strike?

I am one of those students who experiences the disadvantages of lecturers' striking. It has become an annual worry for young people and at this point, the biggest mystery is whether they will do it first or second semester. Perhaps all year if they are feeling cheeky.

With the current waves of strikes at Glasgow Caledonian, University of Dundee, and Edinburgh universities – the absence of lecturers is becoming frequent. We should consider it as a hobby and at the expense of who? The students, of course.

Of course staff have great reasons to strike. Members of the UCU, the University and College Union, are protesting over the threat of compulsory redundancies, degree closures and job cuts across Scotland. Staff at Edinburgh University are facing £140m of cuts, which were announced in late 2025, and up to 1,800 job losses.

Additionally, Dundee will be closing degrees whilst cutting approximately 190 jobs. The UCU said universities across........

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