Funding cuts ''could damage govt uni plans''
Date posted: 21 Jan 2010
Government proposals to cut back on higher education funding could hit ministers'' hopes of improving the employment prospects of the country''s undergraduates, according to a representative of one union.
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), has noted that recent announcements concerning reductions in university funding may have a number of negative implications in the future.
She commented: "The government has to understand that if you make swingeing cuts there will be consequences.
Government proposals to cut back on higher education funding could hit ministers'' hopes of improving the employment prospects of the country''s undergraduates, according to a representative of one union.
Sally Hunt, general secretary of the University and College Union (UCU), has noted that recent announcements concerning reductions in university funding may have a number of negative implications in the future.
She commented: "The government has to understand that if you make swingeing cuts there will be consequences.
"There will be job losses and there will be course closures."
Ms Hunt went on to suggest that the proposals recently made by Pat McFadden, the country''s business minister, will only prove workable if the right amount of financial support is in place.
Earlier this month, Mr McFadden announced that the government aims to develop a National Internship Service, designed to help those students who are looking to gain experience of employment. 
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