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Peers question ‘cost-cutting catastrophe’ in universities

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But government points to universities’ autonomy amid questions on planned redundancies

Peers have raised concerns over the number of redundancies proposed amid a “cost-cutting catastrophe” in universities and their impact on teaching and research.

In the House of Lords on 21 June, Labour peer David Pollock asked about the number of compulsory redundancies planned in universities.

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