Wolverhampton Uni suspending student recruitment on some courses.
Nearly 140 are affected
Student recruitment for a number of courses at the University of Wolverhampton is going to be suspended.
138 in total won't see any new students start in September.
This includes undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses.
Courses from across the University portfolio are affected.
Interim Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Campbell, said:
“The higher education sector as a whole faces a number of significant challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic has significantly increased costs to the University while at the same time, like many similar universities, our enrolments have been falling with associated loss of income. This has been compounded by difficulties around overseas travel impacting international students during the pandemic.
“The reduction in student income, combined with increases in pay and non-pay costs including pension costs, alongside the impact of the pandemic, means the University is facing a very challenging financial landscape and a significant deficit in the current financial year.
“We are embarking on a robust recovery action plan which has included an internal cost-saving exercise across the institution and an external benchmarking exercise. We have also announced a Mutually Agreed Resignation Scheme, which is a recognised process through which an individual employee, in agreement with their employer, chooses to leave their employment in return for a compensation payment.
“We are ensuring our staff and unions are kept informed and remain absolutely committed to providing an excellent learning and teaching experience for our students and enhancing opportunities within our region.”