University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs
Cardiff University has confirmed plans to cut 400 full-time jobs amid a funding shortfall.
The proposals to save money could also involve school and subject closures and school mergers, with nursing, music and modern languages among the subjects being cut.
The University and College Union said it would fight plans for compulsory redundancies.
The university said it would only make compulsory redundancies “if absolutely necessary”.
Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wendy Larner said “it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are”.
She said the university needed to “take difficult decisions” due to “declining international student applications and increasing cost pressures, and the need to adapt to survive”.
“I know that these proposals impact some staff more than others and they will cause a great deal of uncertainly and anxiety for those potentially impacted,” she added.
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