Cardiff University Announces 400 Job Cuts and Degree Program Closures

Facing a £31 million deficit, the university plans to reduce staff, merge faculties, and eliminate courses in nursing, music, and modern languages.

Cardiff University has proposed cutting 400 academic jobs, representing 7% of its workforce, to address a significant financial shortfall.
Degree programs in nursing, music, modern languages, ancient history, and religion and theology are slated for closure under the plan.
The university will merge faculties, including creating a School of Global Humanities and a School of Natural Sciences, to streamline operations.
The University and College Union (UCU) has condemned the cuts as harmful and is preparing to ballot members for potential strike action.
The financial strain is attributed to declining international student applications, frozen tuition fees, and rising costs, with broader implications for the UK higher education sector.