University of Edinburgh UK Warns Job Slash To Restore Financial Stability

Study in UK: The University of Edinburgh is facing severe financial difficulties and to restore financial stability it is planning radical decisions including job cuts.

The University of Edinburgh has said that it is facing financial challenges, and it is now planning to cut £140 million from its expenditure to restore the finances. One of the main reasons behind these financial challenges is the dip in international student admissions in the university.

Vice-chancellor Sir Peter Mathieson has told the staff that the university is struggling financially after the UK government’s National Insurance rise and decline in the student numbers.

For this he blamed “challenges around international student recruitment, increasing staff costs since the pandemic, and the unsustainable levels of funding for Scottish and other UK students.", as reported by BBC.

"Throughout this year, I have been frank about the severe financial challenges our university and the sector are facing. The university costs £120m each month to run... our outgoings are consistently higher than our income. In response to this situation and recent developments with regards to National Insurance, we have concluded that we need to take a series of actions, which will include selective voluntary and, if unavoidable, compulsory redundancies," he said.

"I don’t underestimate how unsettling this news will be, however, it is important that I am honest about the scale of the challenge we have and transparent about the actions we need to take to address it," he further added.

"The financial gap we need to close over the next 18 months is about 10% of our annual turnover—similar to many other universities. This must be a recurring and sustainable cost reduction. For us, that equates to approximately £140 million. To put this in perspective, it costs around £120 million per month to run the University of Edinburgh,” his statement read, as reported by Indian Express.

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