University could ‘slash quarter of teaching jobs due to drop in student numbers’

Union says Birkbeck, University of London planned cuts would be ‘disaster’

Birkbeck, University of London is planning to cut up to 140 jobs by next summer

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A London university has come under fire over its plans which a union has said could result in it cutting up to a quarter of teaching staff, following a drop in student numbers.

The proposals at Birkbeck, University of London, could also see it slash its administrative workforce in half, the University and College Union (UCU) has said.

Around 140 jobs in total are threatened by the plans.