University of Leicester Announces Major Staff Cuts, Course Closures

University of Leicester announces major review, potentially closing 163 staff jobs and several courses for future students, sparking concern among faculty and students. The review targets academic and professional service areas, including chemistry, film studies, geography, geology and the environment, history, and modern languages. The University and College Union opposes these plans and prepares for ten days of strike action. The university assures current students and public language courses will continue, and proposes merging science departments for sustainability. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.