As many as 1,000 university jobs in Wales are at risk as staff prepare to walk out on a further 17 strike days in a row over pay, conditions and pensions. Universities Wales, which represents institutions said the research jobs could be lost as a result of Brexit.
Swansea University Vice Chancellor Paul Boyle described the situation as "the precipice of disaster" as EU structural funds come to an end. Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, the UK’s access to many large-scale European Union funding programmes finishes this year.
A Universities Wales spokesperson said: “Through the use of EU Structural Funds, our universities have delivered research, innovation and skills development that has benefited individuals, businesses and communities across Wales. Many of these projects are now facing a ‘cliff-edge’ as EU structural funds come to an end, with 60 projects in Wales due to end this year, putting around 1,000 skilled jobs at risk.
