Ulster University Faces Staff Cuts, Magee Campus Hit Hard

0:00On April 21st, Ulster University is facing a rough patch with plans to cut up to 450 staff jobs across its campuses, mainly because of a 25 million-pound deficit. That includes over 100 jobs at the Maggi campus in London Dairy, specifically 108 there. 221 in Belfast, one, 114 in Co-Rain, and seven in Jordan's Town, S-D-L-P, M-A-L-A McLaughlin, the party's economy voice brought this up in the Northern Ireland assembly, calling it a major crisis for higher. Education in the Northwest, she's pushing hard for action to save jobs and stabilize the sector. Reactions are pouring in, with real worry for the workers and their families staring down this uncertainty. McLaughlin grilled economy minister, Saouim Hay Archibald, on how the government can back campus growth, while jobs vanish. Archibald showed sympathy, but pointed fingers at underfunding from Westminster, saying her department's budget is stretched thin.

1:00Still, she highlighted 35 million pounds already invested in Maggi, boosting student numbers by 22 percent, with a task force set up. This year, to push toward 10,000 students by 2032. The expansion at Maggi remains a top priority for the executive, even amid these cuts. Ulster University hasn't commented yet, but everyone's watching. How this financial crunch plays out for education of North.