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Cardiff University partial U-turn on course cuts

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Thursday, 10 April, 2025
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Natasha Asghar

The Welsh Conservatives have welcomed a partial scale back on Cardiff University’s proposed cuts. The latest update outlines plans to enable the Mathematics, Chemistry and Nursing courses to keep running in some, reduced capacity.

However, concerns have been raised about the university’s decision to pursue establishing a campus in Kazakhstan while making cuts to its Welsh campus. The Welsh Conservatives maintain the position that more must be done to ensure all essential courses be protected and for universities to utilise their reserves before considering redundancies or cuts.

Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Natasha Asghar MS, said:

“It would be a national disgrace if any cuts to essential courses go ahead while the university pushes ahead with its plans for a Kazakhstan campus.

“Whilst this partial U-turn from Cardiff University is welcome, many staff and pupils will remain concerned that courses are still being cut and reduced.

“Cardiff University is the largest in Wales, yet with other institutions also facing financial challenges, I fear we may still see the loss of essential courses across the country. This would have devastating consequences for our economy, communities, and public services.”

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