University Redundancy Proposals

Thurs 6th November

On 6th November 2025, your Union Executive Officers facilitated a platform for Student Leaders to meet directly with University Executives to discuss the proposed redundancies.

We opened the meeting by thanking Student Leaders for showing up to represent the student voice. As your Executive Officer team, we expressed our deep concern about the potential impact these proposals could have on students and the wider university community. We maintained that while we understand that some changes may be necessary, our priority remains ensuring transparency and amplifying your voices throughout this process.

We are now providing you with the recording from the conversation for your review and to keep you informed.

To reiterate our response to the ongoing situation, over the past three weeks, we have:

• Held daily internal meetings to track updates and plan responses.
• Released a feedback and question form to gather your concerns.
• Met with the University Executive Team, including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chief People Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, to understand the proposals and present the questions gathered from student feedback.
• Met with the UCU (University and College Union), which represents academic and professional staff, to hear their perspectives as well as the concerns they’ve received from students.
• Published the minutes from the meetings to maintain transparency and openness.
• Organised the Redundancy Forum open Q&A session with University Executives, where Student Leaders had the opportunity to ask questions directly.
• Finally, we are providing you with the recording from the Student Leaders Forum so you can stay informed and engaged as we move forward with the next steps.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support during this challenging time.

Wed 29th October

We want to start by saying a huge thank you for continuing to engage with us and for sharing your questions and feedback. We have been listening closely, through the Student Voice inbox, dedicated question form, and your student Reps. We collated and themed your concerns to ensure they were clearly represented and, as promised, took your questions to key members of the University Executive Team, including the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Chief People Officer, and Chief Finance Officer. These discussions focused on the current redundancy review and its potential impact on students, staff, and the wider university community.

The meeting with the University Executive Team was originally scheduled for today (29th October) but was brought forward to yesterday due to availability. While this meant the question collation closed earlier than planned, the University Executive Team has expressed their willingness to meet with us again to address any further questions you may have.

The University has committed to maintaining an open dialogue with us, and we will be meeting with them again as your Officer team. This ongoing engagement is so important, and we encourage you to keep sending in your questions and feedback.

Download the Minutes from the Meeting

We are also organising an opportunity for all student leaders to meet directly with the University Executive Team. To make sure your views are heard, please find out who your Student Rep is and share your feedback with them.

We will continue to update this campaign page with the latest developments, so please check back regularly.

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