University jobs in danger due to funding gap
Amidst the concern, meetings are being held with employees and unions that hundreds of jobs are in danger in Cardiff University.
Educational departments have been called for briefing with managers that some departments can be merged and subjects can be affected.
The University and College Union (UCU) president Cymru Estelle Hart said that there was “lack of communication” by the university owners that were creating “concern” to the employees.
A spokesperson of the Cardiff University said that employees and students would first be the first to know whether any change was proposed.
The university had earlier said that it was To address £ 30m black hole in your budget International students affecting the increased costs and affecting the entire higher education sector with a decline.
Between June and September 2024, a voluntary breakdown was proposed and approved for 155 employees and the second round stopped earlier this month.
But the latest announcement is determined to go further with employees that “hundreds of” more jobs will go from 7,000 strong task forces.
Refusing to fulfill the binding excesses, Vice Chancellor Wendy Larner stated in the autumn that the university will develop to see the use of university buildings along with various ways of distributing new sources and courses of income.
He said that the university would be in search of international partnership and announced in December 2024 that there was a discussion about opening its first foreign branch in Kazakhstan capital Astana.
Employees of university departments have received an invitation for meetings to discuss “educational futures”.
An email said: “I appreciate that such a meeting will cause concern” referring to an employee aid program to support employees, do they need it.
Speaking BBC Radio Wells BreakfastEstele Heart of UCU CIMRU said that the management at Cardiff University had “speculated by not communicating”.
“I think it is appropriate to say this area in crisis, but what we have seen in Cardiff is the real lack of connection with options.
“Sending emails inviting people to any pre-warring meetings is going to create such anxiety.”
“Town Hall” meetings are also planned on a large scale for this week.
A spokesperson of the Cardiff University said: “We do not comment on speculation or anonymous claims. If any change is proposed, our employees and students will be informed first”.
The spokesman said, “We will not give further comments at this level.”
