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| Cardiff University confirms plans to cut 400 jobs | 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 | 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 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". | 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". | 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. | "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. | 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. | "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 to fight any compulsory redundancies tooth and nail". | |
| Prof Larner said the proposals would result in a "a slightly smaller university". | |
| She said a formal consultation would take place, with the 400 job cuts equating to 7% of the workforce. | |
| The subjects and programmes being cut also include ancient history and religion and theology. | |
| The university said the proposals would also include the following subject mergers: | |
| Chemistry, earth sciences and physics being merged to create the School of Natural Sciences | |
| Computer science and maths merging to become the School of Data Science | |
| Social sciences, geography and planning merged to become the School of Human and Social Sciences | |
| English, communication and philosophy, Welsh and remaining elements of history, archaeology and religion and modern languages merged into the School of Global Humanities | |
| Staff briefings were held on Tuesday, with the university saying they would continue throughout the week. | |
| The consultation will run for three months, with final plans for approval expected to be considered by University Council in June 2025. | |
| Budget black hole | |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| The Welsh government has said that university tuition fees will rise to £9,535 a year from September 2025, in line with an increase in fees for English universities announced by the UK government. | |
| Cardiff University is the largest in Wales, with 32,725 students in 2023. | |
| It is a member of the Russell group of 24 leading and research-intensive institutions, often considered to be the most elite in the country. | |
| Other universities across in the UK have been cutting staff in an attempt to address shortfalls in their budgets. | |
| Staff at another Russell group institution, Newcastle University, are being balloted for strike action as the university attempts to tackle a £35m funding black hole. | |
| But there have been warnings that fee increases will not resolve the financial problems faced by universities. |