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University of Leeds lecturers burn redundancy notices
Lecturers and students protested over possible redundancies at the University of Leeds after burning legal letters about the plan on campus.
The rally was protesting at plans to make savings of around 35m a year from 2010 onwards. The unions predict this would mean 700 job losses. The university has 8,000 staff and a turnover of 490m.
Union members burned the letters in a brazier outside the Edward Boyle Library.
Theatre studies lecturer Mark Taylor-Batty said: "They have sent us the Section 188 letters which is a notice of redundancies.They cannot do anything until that has been given out."
The university says it needs to make savings to protect itself from severe financial pressure in the future and that the number of job reductions is not known but it will be "significant".
University vice-chancellor Professor Michael Arthur said: "We are taking action now to protect our university from cuts in public expenditure and from a turbulent economy."
All faculties and services have been asked to identify savings. The university says it aims to reduce staffing by voluntary means wherever possible.
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