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| Cardiff University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs | |
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| The university has confirmed it is planning to cut hundreds of jobs and to close some courses | |
| Cardiff University has confirmed plans to cut 400 full-time jobs amid a funding shortfall. | 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 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 Cardiff University and College Union (UCU) called the cuts "cruel and unnecessary" and said it would fight plans for compulsory redundancies. | |
| The university said it would only make compulsory redundancies "if absolutely necessary". | 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. | |
| Dr Joey Whitfield from Cardiff UCU said they were "absolutely shell shocked" by the "cruel and unnecessary" cuts. | |
| "I've had colleagues in tears. They'll damage our members, our students, the city, and Wales as a whole," she added. | |
| She said union members "are prepared fight any compulsory redundancies tooth and nail". | |
| Chair of the University and College Union (UCU) Cymru Estelle Hart said prior to the announcement that there had been a "lack of communication" by university bosses which was causing "anxiety" to staff. | |
| The university had previously said it had to take action to address a £30m black hole in its budget with the pressure of increased costs and falling international student numbers affecting the whole higher education sector. | |
| An offer of voluntary severance between June and September 2024 was taken up and approved for 155 staff and a second round closed earlier this month. |