Cardiff university have announced they’ll be cutting up to 400 jobs, with a number of different courses possibly getting the axe as well. Unions have said they will fight the cruel and unnecessary job losses, but Cardiff university say financial difficulties may make it unavoidable.
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00:00Cardiff University is one of the most highly regarded across Wales and the rest of the
00:05United Kingdom. It's a classic old university which has over a century of history, being
00:10founded way back in 1883 and is the only Russell Group uni in Wales.
00:15Despite its stature though as a very well established university, they are no different
00:19to plenty more around the country and the rest of the world, falling foul to added financial
00:23pressures and the everyday running of the organisation. The university have said they
00:27plan on cutting up to 400 jobs which means roughly 7% of the total workforce and also
00:32includes a number of courses being axed like nursing, music and modern languages.
00:38Some lecturers and staff members have already received notice of voluntary redundancies
00:42and union groups have spoken out against the job cuts and have said they will fight the
00:46decision tooth and nail. The university says that due to a precarious financial situation,
00:51dwindling international student numbers and running costs, it could be necessary to ensure
00:56the academic future of the university.