Thousands of University of Nottingham staff told they are at risk of redundancy

The University of Nottingham’s Jubilee campus. Critics say the institution has been too keen to invest its surpluses in new buildings. Photograph: Christopher Unwin/Alamy

Thousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.

The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk of redundancy after its leadership said it could run out of money by 2031.