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Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs
- On Wednesday, Vice-Chancellor Prof Paul Bartholomew informed Ulster University staff that up to 450 jobs are at risk as the institution seeks to achieve savings of £25m.
- The university reports an operating deficit of £20.2m despite annual income exceeding £300m, prompting warnings last year that higher education funding arrangements are "not sustainable."
- People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll criticized the university for spending "over £350 million on a new campus in Belfast and almost £85,000 on trips to Qatar" while cutting jobs.
- While the university seeks voluntary departures, Norman Hagan of the UCU said compulsory redundancies would be "strongly resisted," warning that removing staff will damage student experience.
- Phillip Brett argued the Department has "failed to bring forward a credible plan" to support higher education, as Ulster Unionist Diana Armstrong urged a wider conversation on sector sustainability.
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