Staff and students from the University of Aberdeen took part in a rally last night to defend modern languages at the university.
The rally was organised by the University of Aberdeen branch of the University and College Union (UCU) and Aberdeen University Students Association and held in New Kings Buildings on the university's campus. It took place as over 12,000 people have signed a petition calling on the university's senior managers to rethink their plans.
On 30 November university senior managers announced a consultation to cut the provision of modern languages, including proposing ending modern language degrees. Last week, the university's senate, the body in charge of academic matters in the university, demanded that the consultation be halted until they had the opportunity to consider the academic impact of the proposed cuts.
The union, which disputes the need for cuts, is consulting with members on their next steps to defend modern languages and jobs.
