Staff at Dundee University held the first of two planned walk-outs on Tuesday.
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will hold another strike on Tuesday May 5 in protest over the plan to cut 120 jobs.
UCU members at the university will also refuse to participate in the university’s redundancy process, which they say is flawed. As part of their action, union members will also ignore “excellence review” forms sent out by the university, which they say are a mechanism to make them compete with one another to keep their own jobs.
The union said that the dispute is about saving jobs and maintaining the university’s reputation as a world class institution.
Having already lost 55 people last year, it is now looking to get rid of 65 posts in the school of medicine and college of arts and social sciences.
Ian Ellis, Dundee UCU president, said: “We’ve seen a fantastic response from UCU members today.
“No one wants to have to go on strike, but the resolve shown by our members indicates the strength of feeling over the university’s plans to cut jobs.
“The university need to rethink their cuts, which can only lead to the university’s reputation being hit and students suffering.”
A Dundee University spokesman said: “We have had no reports of any significant impact on the university’s operations as a result of today’s strike by members of UCU.
“Arrangements for student exams have not been disrupted and the university is functioning across all areas.
“We remain disappointed that UCU chose to take this course of action.”