The University of Sheffield – one of the UK’s prestigious Russell Group unis – is suspending intake on 28 courses. So, people who are already studying these subjects will be able to finish their degrees. But new students can’t enrol on these courses for the 2025/2026 academic year.
Student intake has been suspended on the bachelor of science (BSc) qualification in landscape architecture. A variety of postgraduate courses are affected, including sociology, orthodontics and structural engineering. The university has also stopped recruiting students for the foundation programme in combines studies. You can read a full list of the courses here.
Some of the suspended courses might eventually accept new students again.
A spokesperson for the University of Sheffield said: “Like all universities, we regularly review our courses to ensure they meet the needs of students, industry and professions, and often make changes to reflect this.”
The Arts Tower at the University of Sheffield
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The University of Sheffield faces a £50 million shortfall this academic year. Management are restructuring academic departments through the “New Schools” project. The uni aims to cut £23 million of staff costs over the next two years. University and College Union (UCU) believes this may amount to about 400 job losses, including “at least 50 compulsory redundancies this year”.
At the end of 2024, 300 staff members agreed to leave the university through a voluntary severance scheme.
Sheffield staff went on strike in April and May, and are taking part in Action Short of Strike until further notice. This means union members aim to “prioritise a balanced workload” and “keep to contracted hours”.
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