Professor Pete Edwards, Principal and Vice-Chancellor at University of Aberdeen, sat down with us for a much-anticipated interview.
We quizzed the Welsh-born computer science researcher on his management decisions since his two-year leadership appointment began in November 2025.
Prof Edwards defended staff cuts affecting up to 111 full-time equivalent jobs and explained controversial restructuring that will see 12 schools fall under four faculties.
He also explained his aim for revenue from transnational campuses in China, Qatar and India to make up for decreasing revenue from international students coming to Scotland.
In the podcast, the senior manager refused to state his salary and denied parallels between current cuts proposals and tragic down-sizing in 1987 shortly before he arrived.
Please be advised that suicide is discussed in this episode. For support, visit findahelpline.com (https://findahelpline.com). University of Aberdeen also offers a Counselling Service (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/students/support/services/counselling/) and a 24/7 Student Helpline (https://www.abdn.ac.uk/students/support/services/uoa-student-helpline/).
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Interview recorded on 26th June 2026. Produced and presented by Innes Paton & Fred Byrne. Cover photo by Zinat Moslemzadeh. Music: Rock with me by Elephant Green.
19 May 2026
The results...
And for the final episode of The Road to Holyrood, The Gaudie takes you inside of Grampian regions count, to get live reactions of the results as they happen.
We hear from the elected MSPs right after they find out if they have won their elections...
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3 May 2026
Party Leader Special | The Road to Holyrood | Episode 11
This is the big one!
In this episode of the Road to Holyrood, The Gaudie team have been meeting the leaders of the Scottish political parties and asking them the questions that matter most to the University of Aberdeen students.
In this episode we speak to:
John Swinney - SNP - (01:28)
Russel Findlay - Conservatives - (07:15)
Ross Greer - The Scottish Greens - (18:49)
Malcom Offord - Reform UK (30:00)
Alex Cole-Hamilton - Scottish Liberal Democrats - (34:28)
Less than 4 days to go until Scotland will head to the polls.
Have you decided who you are voting for?
The final episode of The Road to Holyrood will be at the count next week, so stay tuned!
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Produced by: Innes Paton
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