Major job losses at Welsh university as it faces drop in student applications

The University of South Wales started consulting with 139 staff at its campuses concerning possible redundancy in March 2017. It suggested that Brexit and student grant cuts were amongst reasons for a fall in applications to study at the university.

ESO: Background information: Wales' leading university ponders new EU campus in response to Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/wales-leading-university-ponders-new-eu-campus-in-response-to-brexit/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

BBC News, 30.03.17: University of South Wales job cuts plan prompts union concern http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-39450831

Wales Online, 31.03.17: Job cuts have been announced at a second university in Wales as applications fall http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/job-cuts-been-announced-second-12828395

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