Sunderland University are making 76 members of staff redundant

More cut backs are being made at Sunderland University as they continue to struggle with finances.

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00:00Sunderland University is expected to make 76 members of staff redundant as it

00:04continues to struggle with funding challenges. This would be the second

00:08formal notification of redundancies in less than six months. A spokesperson for

00:13the University has claimed that the freeze of home student fees that has not

00:17risen in line with inflation, coupled with a decline in international student

00:21admissions, means that many institutions have been forced to make difficult

00:25decisions in recent months. The news comes just weeks after the University

00:29Executive decided that the St. Mary's Childcare Centre would close in July

00:332025, as it had become clear that the University could not continue to operate

00:37in a financially sustainable manner. Other cutbacks have been made across the

00:42campuses too. 141 universities across the country agree that tuition fees need to

00:48increase and direct government funding needs to become available to halt a

00:53growing deficit in England. Tuition fees have been capped at £9,250

00:58since 2017.