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| Up to 70 university jobs at risk | Up to 70 university jobs at risk |
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| Up to 70 jobs are under threat at an internationally renowned plant research centre Aberystwyth University. | |
| The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (Ibers) said it had to restructure. | |
| Director of Ibers Wayne Powell told staff about the cutbacks at a meeting on Friday. | Director of Ibers Wayne Powell told staff about the cutbacks at a meeting on Friday. |
| The institute was formed out of merger between the university and the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in 2007. | The institute was formed out of merger between the university and the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in 2007. |
| Ibers said it faced a funding deficit of £2.4m by the end of the 2011/12 financial year. | |
| It sees job cuts as a way of solving its financial worries. | It sees job cuts as a way of solving its financial worries. |
| The jobs under threat include technical, support, teaching, and research staff. | The jobs under threat include technical, support, teaching, and research staff. |
| The proposals will be presented to the council of the university on next Friday. | The proposals will be presented to the council of the university on next Friday. |
| A 30-day consultation period with staff and unions has started. | A 30-day consultation period with staff and unions has started. |