{"id":86696,"date":"2025-02-13T20:26:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=86696"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T11:25:52","slug":"cardiff-university-job-cuts-motivates-lecturer-to-fight-for-school-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/cardiff-university-job-cuts-motivates-lecturer-to-fight-for-school-survival","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff University: \u2018A real slap in the face\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The university is set to make major\u00a0staff and school cuts\u00a0amid a financial crisis. What long-term consequences could result from this?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"789\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH-770x608.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH-293x231.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH-770x608.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/Dr-AH-293x231.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Alastair Hemmens fights not only for his colleagues and school but he also fights for his future here in Wales. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For almost a decade, Dr Alastair Hemmens has supported The School of Modern Languages, currently serving as the Senior Lecturer in French.&nbsp;Cardiff University&#8217;s plans to close the school in an effort to manage its financial crisis,&nbsp;has left him in a state of limbo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is one of many whose futures have been plagued with uncertainty after the university sent out letters to around 1,800 staff, announcing its intention to cut 400 jobs and close entire schools. Staff have described the decision as brutal and callous.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This news has Hemmens worried about his future here in Wales and the impact it will have on his family. \u201cIf I lose this job that could mean I might have to move somewhere else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I might have to leave my community I&#8217;ve lived in for ten years. I&#8217;d have to take my daughter out of school.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teachers say they are in shock after the university&#8217;s announcement, with some admitting they\u2019re finding it hard to get through the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hemmens says colleagues have called the situation surreal, and that the uncertainty about what lies ahead has left many feeling anxious.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university advised its staff about the mental health helpline if they required support during this period. Individuals who attempted to use the service were informed that they would not be able to get an appointment until the end of March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Dr Andy Williams, a spokesperson for the University and College Union, said, &#8220;This is yet another example of the university\u2019s gesture politics \u2014 a real slap in the face to the people whose jobs and lives they\u2019ve thrown into uncertainty.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"679\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2-770x523.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2-293x199.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2-770x523.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/rally-crowd-2-293x199.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Staff members are currently participating in a vote of no-confidence regarding Vice-Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to dissolve several Cardiff University schools was the outcome of a listening exercise performed over the previous year to solicit staff feedback on the university&#8217;s direction for the future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exercise involved the university ranking whole schools and departments and clusters of teachers and researchers, largely concerning different elements of their profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe School of Modern Languages were parcelled off on their own,\u201d said Williams. \u201cWhat looks to us like an exercise in preparing the way of making cuts that [the university] had already decided on.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The closing of the school will result in the termination of 75 academic staff, 24 teaching and research contracts, and 51 teaching and scholarship contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hommens says  for years The School of Modern Languages has overcome challenges imposed by new administrative burdens. \u201cWe\u2019re constantly told we need to do better. And time and time again my colleagues have stood up to the plate\u2026 doing everything the&nbsp;management asked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the school delivering 60% of its language programs nationally, Hemmens is concerned about the disastrous consequence of these cuts if they are approved. He said, &#8220;Wales will become the only developed nation in the world where you cannot study a modern language in its capital city.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university has dedicated decades in establishing international partnerships, connecting Wales with some of the most regarded universities in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These international relationships now come under threat with many of the programs already being affected by the universities decision to close entire schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the programs set to be cut under the current proposal is BA Modern Chinese. The school&#8217;s closure impacts both its two-year student exchange program and its partnership with Beijing Normal University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr Xiaoli Wu, a lecturer in Chinese Studies said, &#8220;This is devastating for us, for our students, and for our colleagues. Even three weeks into the consultation stage, we are still struggling to believe this is happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86986\" style=\"width:471px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2.png 776w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2-770x1191.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2-293x453.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-86986\" style=\"width:471px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2.png 776w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2-770x1191.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/infografic-2-293x453.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Cardiff University is one of the largest employers in central Cardiff, employing 7,760 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medr.cymru\/en\/News\/sta-medr-01-2025-staff-at-higher-education-institutions-august-2023-to-july-2024\/\">according<\/a> to the Welsh government&#8217;s latest figures. \u201cThink about the knock-on effect of that for the economy of Cardiff and Wales as a whole\u2026 this is going to decimate\u2026 the local economy.&#8221; Hemmens said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause\u2026 all those people they go and spend money in town, they use the local services, they pay council tax, they contribute to the local economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSo that\u2019s going to affect tonnes of local businesses, that\u2019s going to affect tax revenue, that\u2019s going to affect growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just genuinely cannot understand why the Welsh government doesn\u2019t seem more worried about this why Cardiff Council doesn\u2019t seem more worried about this either\u2026 because this is devastating.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Hemmens fears this will be a terrible moment in Cardiff&#8217;s and Wales&#8217; cultural history if the mass terminations that have been suggested are carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes that Cardiff University can be an institution that provides deep cultural engagement and infrastructure for Cardiff and the people of Wales. He said, \u201cYou cannot take our cultural bread and water away\u2026 because that&#8217;s what this is\u2026 you&#8217;ve got to provide the basics\u2026 we cannot deprive our society of these things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University is set to make major\u00a0staff and school cuts\u00a0amid\u00a0financial crisis. 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