Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs
Ulster University is set to make 450 staff redundant.
It is reported that staff were informed of the proposed voluntary scheme by Vice Chancellor Paul Bartholomew during an online meeting on Wednesday, April 15.
Ulster University in total has around 3,100 staff.
An Ulster University spokesperson said: “Redundancies across the Higher Education Sector have become unavoidable. To date, more than 100 institutions across the UK have downsized their staffing complement.
"Ulster University has sought to hold off on making redundancies while continuing to work with the Department for the Economy, through their reviews, on possible changes to the HE funding model in Northern Ireland.
"It has recently been made clear to us that a sustainable funding model is not going to be forthcoming, and regretfully we must now act to reduce our costs.”