Meet the New Team
After just a small hiatus of nine months, The Jute Journal’s weekly newsletter is back! Sorry for the delay, we had to take a £5000 business trip to Hong Kong. Oh wait, no we didn’t. We all know who did that.
Welcome back to this week’s roundup!
Here’s a brief introduction of the two new Jute Journal bosses:
Connor has served as The Jute Journal’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief since March of 2025 and is one of five founding members of The Jute Journal Newspaper.
Aside from TJJ, Connor is entering his 4th year studying English & History, works as a journalist for the local Dundee Courier & Evening Telegraph newspapers, and tells stories of the city’s history on social media through Quaint & Historic Dundee.
Nirmi has been a Reporter for The Jute Journal since September 2025 and is committed to keeping students accurately informed through clear, engaging journalism. She now serves as Deputy Editor-in-Chief.
Outside of TJJ, Nirmi is entering her final year of LLB in English Law. When she’s not studying, she serves as an Editor for the Dundee Student Law Review, keeps up with the latest university news, or makes the most of Scotland’s coastline through shore-watching.
University News
- Angela Scott, the current Chief Executive of Aberdeen City Council, has been appointed as the new Principal of Dundee University.
She will take office on October 19. Read the full article here. - Staff have announced that they will go on strike from September 21.
It will last for five consecutive weeks, meaning students may miss out on 25 days of teaching. Read the full article here. - A protest headed by Campus Unions took place outside a university court session yesterday in which participants called the University Executive Group to halt cuts to further job losses and services. Principal Nigel Seaton was booed by over 100 protestors who attended the event.
Dundee News
- A new pub is set to open in the city within the former Brewdog premises in Panmure Street. Named Malones, the owners have not confirmed a date for the opening of the new venue, but it is likely to be ready for students to buy a pint within semester one.
- The former Kenny’s Music building in the city centre is set to be sold at auction for upwards of £115k. The shop on Castle Street shut in February of this year after declining sales figures.
Dundee Fact of the Week:
Dundonians in the 1880s bought land out in Texas and formed the largest, most successful and longest-running cattle farming company in the USA, called the Matador Land and Cattle Company, from 1882 to 1951. Despite the distance, its headquarters was located in Dundee.
National News
- Earlier this week, it was revealed that all six of Scotland’s main political parties have MSPs who are Landlords.
Campaigners proposed that politicians should not have more than one property, especially when Scotland faces a housing emergency.
MSPs, being Landlords, are profiting from the housing crisis and may not understand the struggles their constituents face in securing accommodation. - A wildfire in the Cairngorms National Park has now been contained after raging for almost 24 hours.
The fire spread across more than 2 miles and caused nearby villages and campsites to be evacuated.
Scotland’s Justice Secretary Neil Gray said that a “very high risk” of further blaze remains in place.
Photographer Spotlight: Miles Williams
Under Gray Skies
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Global Connections
- The US has launched another strike against Iran for sixth consecutive day – Al Jazeera
- Italian officials jailed for their role in the Genoa Bridge disaster that killed 43 – BBC
- US Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt defends Trump’s obsession with 2020 election loss – The Guardian
