Staff at the crisis-hit University of East Anglia will hold a one-day strike over plans to cut more than 100 jobs.
The University and College Union (UCU) has called the walkout on 12 July, claiming that it was “needlessly cruel” to sack further staff as hundreds had already left during a round of voluntary redundancies, voluntary severance and due to resignations.
UEA announced the changes earlier this year as it sought to close a £14 million deficit that had been projected to rise further in the years ahead.
Last month it said 113 jobs were due to be cut, 77 of which were in professional services and 36 in academic posts, with arts and humanities departments bearing the brunt of these departures. The university now says the number of roles at risk has been reduced to 48.
