The plan to cut jobs and courses leads to ‘toxic culture’
BBCAccording to a former Education Minister, a “toxic” culture has been created to cut 400 jobs and ax courses of Cardiff University.
A professor at Cardiff Business School, Leton Andrews said that the university had a climate of fear in January after announcing the plans in January to address the plans in January.
He has said that the university had millions of cash and investment which can be used instead of adopting “slash and burn programs”.
The university has been asked to comment, but earlier said that proposals are subject to 90-day consultation.
Prof. Andrews told the Sunday supplement of BBC Radio Wales, “What he has done clearly, destroys faith and will be good within the university.”
“And these are the people you need, to do academics, grassroots-bracing research here to promote the university in the future.
“But, at the moment, everyone’s attention is on their jobs.”
Cardiff University announced Job cut and plan to create ax courses On 28 January, nursing, music and modern languages are included.
If signed, there will be a decrease of 7% in proposals in the academic workforce.
Some academic schools will be merged under the plans and staffing levels to cut areas including drug, business school and welsh.
“I think it seems very toxic,” said the former politician.
“I think there is an atmosphere of fear in the university about speaking out.”
‘Spread pain’
The university has said that its proposals are subject to 90-day consultation, with final plans in June.
Meanwhile, the university and college union are voting for members for strike action to fight compulsory excesses.
Professor, who said that he had voted for industrial action, suggested that the university used some of its cash and investments – more than £ 100m is estimated – to offset its planned deduction.
“It can spread pain over a long period, and it, I think, can protect the future of the university,” said Professor Andrews, who was in charge of education in the Welsh government from 2009 to 2013.
