Staff Statistics
| Report Date | Total | Academic & Research | Professional & Support |
| 1 July 2026 | 1363 | 613 | 750 |
| 1 April 2026 | 1379 | 624 | 755 |
| 1 January 2026 | 1384 | 604 | 780 |
| 1 October 2025 | 1360 | 611 | 749 |
1 July 2026
Headcount and FTE
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Headcount | 613 | 750 | 1363 |
| % | 45 | 55 | 100% |
| FTE | 462.40 | 641.90 | 1104.30 |
Sexual Identification Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Female | 355 | 487 | 842 |
| Male | 258 | 263 | 521 |
Ethnic Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Arab | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Asian | 56 | 34 | 90 |
| Black | 58 | 32 | 90 |
| Mixed or Multiple Ethnic | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| White | 465 | 650 | 1115 |
| Prefer not to say | 10 | 14 | 24 |
Age Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| 20 & under | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 21 – 25 | 7 | 42 | 49 |
| 26 – 30 | 29 | 81 | 110 |
| 31 – 35 | 77 | 80 | 157 |
| 36 – 40 | 102 | 100 | 202 |
| 41 – 45 | 101 | 114 | 215 |
| 46 – 50 | 101 | 99 | 200 |
| 51 – 55 | 71 | 81 | 152 |
| 56 – 60 | 66 | 81 | 147 |
| 61 – 65 | 38 | 52 | 90 |
| Over 65 | 21 | 11 | 32 |
Disability Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Declared disability | 49 | 65 | 114 |
| No known disability | 546 | 664 | 1210 |
| Prefer not to say | 18 | 21 | 39 |
Sexual Orientation Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Bisexual | 9 | 18 | 27 |
| Gay or lesbian | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| Heterosexual or straight | 486 | 631 | 1117 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Prefer not to say | 99 | 79 | 178 |
Religion or Belief Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Other | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Buddhist | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Christian – Church of Scotland | 85 | 70 | 155 |
| Christian – Other denomination | 88 | 69 | 157 |
| Christian – Roman Catholic | 44 | 48 | 92 |
| Hindu | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Jewish | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Muslim | 32 | 17 | 49 |
| No religion | 238 | 440 | 678 |
| Pagan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sikh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Prefer not to say | 101 | 80 | 181 |
1 April 2026
Headcount and FTE
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Headcount | 624 | 755 | 1379 |
| % | 45 | 55 | 100% |
| FTE | 456.50 | 638.01 | 1094.51 |
Sexual Identification Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Female | 359 | 490 | 849 |
| Male | 265 | 265 | 530 |
Ethnic Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Arab | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Asian | 51 | 36 | 87 |
| Black | 56 | 32 | 88 |
| Mixed or Multiple Ethnic | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| White | 482 | 654 | 1136 |
| Prefer not to say | 9 | 13 | 22 |
Age Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| 20 & under | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 21 – 25 | 5 | 42 | 47 |
| 26 – 30 | 34 | 82 | 116 |
| 31 – 35 | 78 | 84 | 162 |
| 36 – 40 | 105 | 89 | 194 |
| 41 – 45 | 102 | 119 | 221 |
| 46 – 50 | 99 | 97 | 196 |
| 51 – 55 | 78 | 87 | 165 |
| 56 – 60 | 61 | 81 | 142 |
| 61 – 65 | 39 | 55 | 94 |
| Over 65 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
Disability Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Declared disability | 51 | 67 | 118 |
| No known disability | 556 | 667 | 1223 |
| Prefer not to say | 17 | 21 | 38 |
Sexual Orientation Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Bisexual | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| Gay or lesbian | 17 | 18 | 35 |
| Heterosexual or straight | 501 | 638 | 1139 |
| Other | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Prefer not to say | 97 | 80 | 177 |
Religion or Belief Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Other | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Buddhist | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Christian – Church of Scotland | 87 | 74 | 161 |
| Christian – Other denomination | 87 | 64 | 151 |
| Christian – Roman Catholic | 48 | 46 | 94 |
| Hindu | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Jewish | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Muslim | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| No religion | 249 | 444 | 693 |
| Sikh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pagan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prefer not to say | 100 | 81 | 181 |
1 January 2026
Headcount and FTE
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Headcount | 604 | 780 | 1384 |
| % | 44 | 56 | 100% |
| FTE | 459.21 | 656.58 | 1115.78 |
Sexual Identification Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Female | 340 | 510 | 850 |
| Male | 264 | 270 | 534 |
Ethnic Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Arab | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Asian | 53 | 38 | 91 |
| Black | 56 | 31 | 87 |
| Mixed or Multiple Ethnic | 16 | 19 | 35 |
| White | 462 | 676 | 1138 |
| Prefer not to say | 9 | 14 | 23 |
Age Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| 20 & under | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 21 – 25 | 4 | 47 | 51 |
| 26 – 30 | 33 | 92 | 125 |
| 31 – 35 | 70 | 83 | 153 |
| 36 – 40 | 104 | 91 | 195 |
| 41 – 45 | 100 | 125 | 225 |
| 46 – 50 | 99 | 94 | 193 |
| 51 – 55 | 79 | 92 | 171 |
| 56 – 60 | 54 | 83 | 137 |
| 61 – 65 | 40 | 54 | 94 |
| Over 65 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
Disability Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Declared disability | 48 | 66 | 114 |
| No known disability | 539 | 690 | 1229 |
| Prefer not to say | 17 | 24 | 41 |
Sexual Orientation Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Bisexual | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Gay or lesbian | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| Heterosexual or straight | 484 | 659 | 1143 |
| Other | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Prefer not to say | 95 | 82 | 177 |
Religion or Belief Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Other | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Buddhist | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Christian – Church of Scotland | 84 | 77 | 161 |
| Christian – Other denomination | 84 | 65 | 149 |
| Christian – Roman Catholic | 49 | 50 | 99 |
| Hindu | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| Jewish | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Muslim | 30 | 17 | 47 |
| No religion | 236 | 458 | 694 |
| Sikh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pagan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prefer not to say | 98 | 82 | 180 |
1 October 2025
Headcount and FTE
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Headcount | 611 | 749 | 1360 |
| % | 45 | 55 | 100% |
| FTE | 472.42 | 644.77 | 1117.19 |
Sexual Identification Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Female | 344 | 497 | 841 |
| Male | 267 | 252 | 519 |
Ethnic Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Arab | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Asian | 64 | 22 | 86 |
| Black | 53 | 20 | 73 |
| Mixed or Multiple Ethnic | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| White | 462 | 674 | 1136 |
| Prefer not to say | 9 | 13 | 22 |
Age Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| 20 & under | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 21 – 25 | 6 | 42 | 48 |
| 26 – 30 | 38 | 78 | 116 |
| 31 – 35 | 68 | 79 | 147 |
| 36 – 40 | 108 | 90 | 198 |
| 41 – 45 | 104 | 120 | 224 |
| 46 – 50 | 89 | 96 | 185 |
| 51 – 55 | 83 | 83 | 166 |
| 56 – 60 | 51 | 86 | 137 |
| 61 – 65 | 44 | 54 | 98 |
| Over 65 | 20 | 9 | 29 |
Disability Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Declared disability | 43 | 67 | 110 |
| No known disability | 551 | 658 | 1209 |
| Prefer not to say | 17 | 24 | 41 |
Sexual Orientation Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Bisexual | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| Gay or lesbian | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Heterosexual or straight | 487 | 634 | 1121 |
| Other | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Prefer not to say | 97 | 76 | 173 |
Religion or Belief Profile
| Academic & Research | Professional & Support | ALL | |
| Other | 5 | 11 | 16 |
| Buddhist | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Christian – Church of Scotland | 83 | 77 | 160 |
| Christian – Other denomination | 82 | 60 | 142 |
| Christian – Roman Catholic | 48 | 49 | 97 |
| Hindu | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Jewish | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Muslim | 32 | 8 | 40 |
| No religion | 237 | 452 | 689 |
| Sikh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pagan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prefer not to say | 102 | 80 | 182 |