Bournemouth University is planning to cut 200 jobs

Bournemouth University has begun a process of consultation on proposals to restructure the university, which could result in the loss of approximately 200 jobs.

On 27th March 2025, staff at the university were informed of the potential for up to 200 redundancies and that its four facilities could be reduced to three.

Currently, Bournemouth University has about 17,000 students and employs about 1,600 staff.

Bournemouth UCU has also spoken out about the potential job losses, with Dr William Proctor, BU UCU branch chair, saying the announcement “has really hit the community hard”.

Adding: “You have people with families, people who are really anxious about the future of Bournemouth University.

A spokesperson for the university told The Bournemouth Tab: “We are deeply saddened and devastated that we may have to lose around 200 hardworking and valued members of staff from across our academic faculties and professional services. We will do everything we can to avoid compulsory redundancies and through our staff consultation we will be providing a voluntary redundancy scheme.

“Our focus on teaching and giving our students an excellent experience will continue during the period of consultation. Their studies will remain unaffected throughout and anyone who has applied for courses in the next academic year can be confident that we will welcome them in September for their confirmed courses.

“Like many other universities in the UK, we are facing financial pressures with rising operational costs and an increasingly competitive environment for student recruitment. We must make the difficult decisions now to be in the best size and shape for the future and to adapt to the changing market for higher education.

“The wellbeing of our staff continues to be a priority and we will ensure they are fully supported throughout the consultation period.”

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The BBC has reported that the University and College Union (UCU) has said up to 10,000 university jobs could be at risk this academic year because of an “unprecedented crisis” in higher education.

Other universities have been affected by this crisis.

In March, Dundee University said that it planned to cut about 630 jobs, while Cardiff University’s UCU branch backed industrial action over plans to cut 400 full-time posts.

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