The writer Anthony Horowitz says redundancy threats at the university of which he is an honorary professor are “inhumane”.
The award-winning author of the Alex Rider series suggested cuts to humanities courses at institutions were the “first stirrings of a very cold wind blowing from government”.
The University of Roehampton has told 226 academics to reapply for positions, with a reduction of about 64 full-time posts expected across humanities, arts and social sciences, among others.
