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“Are You Incompetent or Corrupt?” Ex-Principal Gillespie Grilled by MSPs
By Connor Bertie & Nick Whelan "I don’t recall" was the most common answer given by Ex-Principal Iain Gillespie when faced with ferocious...
Jun 265 min read


‘It’s Pathetic’: UEG Members Turn on Each Other in Government Meeting
By Connor Bertie & Eva Milne At Holyrood today the Education Committee meeting featured three culprits of incompetence: Jim McGeorge,...
Jun 253 min read


Deserter ex-Principal to get Solo Government Grilling
By Connor Bertie Over the next two days the University Executive Group (UEG), responsible for the crisis, will be grilled by Scottish...
Jun 243 min read


Transparency within Dundee University; a Virtue or a Vice?
Opinion, by Eva Milne With the recent birth of The Jute Journal, the absolute necessity of student journalism within Dundee University...
Jun 242 min read


New Short-Term Interim Principal Announced
By Nick Whelan Following the shock resignation of Shane O’Neill, the university has appointed Professor Nigel Seaton as Interim Principal...
Jun 202 min read


University Principal ‘SHAME’ O’Neill QUITS as He is BLAMED for Financial Crisis
Connor Bertie Interim Principal of Dundee University, Shane O’Neill has resigned from his leading role after just six months following...
Jun 192 min read


Gillies Report Released: “Financial Oversight Lacking When Most Needed”
Nick Whelan and Eva Milne Today the findings of the SFC's independent investigation into Dundee University’s financial mismanagement...
Jun 193 min read


MET Police Search Guidance for ‘Suspected Illegal Abortions’
Molly Wilson The National Police Chief’s Council (NPCC) released updated child death guidance in February of 2025 that allowed MET police...
Jun 122 min read


Student Consultation Reveals Proposed Faculty Structure
Eva Milne & Daniela Onyewuenyi This afternoon, VP Education Blair Grubb and Dean’s convenor Jeff Blackford outlined the details of the...
Jun 114 min read


University of Dundee Humanitarian Scholarship ‘Pause’
Molly Wilson At the Student Townhall meeting held on the 6th of May in Dalhousie, it was announced that the University has cut the...
Jun 32 min read


Materiality and Memory: Elissa Lee, Interior and Environmental Design.
Eva Milne Our second instalment of our artists profile turns to Interior and Environmental Design, spotlighting Ellissa Lee's project...
Jun 32 min read


University of Dundee Voluntary Severance Scheme to Open Next Week
Eva Milne DJCAD Demonstration Poster (Image: Connor Bertie) This afternoon, in an all staff email Interim Principal Shane O'Neill has...
May 301 min read


Nostalgia and Distortion: Emma Hammond, Fine Art.
Eva Milne and Emma Thomson The first instalment of our DJCAD Artist's Profiles has arrived. Last week we sat down with Emma Hammond, a...
May 282 min read


Dundee UCU Announce Further Strikes
Eva Milne This afternoon, the Dundee branch of the Universities and Colleges Union (DUCU) have announced they will strike from Monday...
May 221 min read


Future of University DOMINATES Tonight's SRC Discussion
By Connor Bertie & Nick Whelan "I'm not going to BS this room. There will be impact. In order for the university to survive, we have to...
May 202 min read


Deserter Principal Gillespie Paid £150,000 AFTER University Exit
By Connor Bertie & Emma Thomson Ex-Principal Gillespie was paid six full months salary after he made his unexpected and unannounced exit...
May 133 min read


Dundee University Leaders Face Student Questions at Townhall Meeting
By Eva Milne This afternoon, UEG members have addressed student concerns over the proposed recovery plan during a town hall meeting in...
May 63 min read


Independent Investigation Findings to be Reported in June
Eva Milne This afternoon Professor Pamela Gillies, Lead Investigator has announced that the results of the independent investigation will...
May 22 min read


700 to 300: UEG U-Turn on Redundancies
By Connor Bertie, Nick Whelan & Eva Milne University announces release of ‘improved’ recovery plan which promises 300 Full Time...
Apr 294 min read


Pope Francis: "Death is a New Beginning"
By Emma Thomson Pope Francis gave an Easter address to thousands of spectators mere hours before death. Pope Francis before thousands of...
Apr 223 min read
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