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Breaking: Wales cancels music degrees

Breaking: Wales cancels music degrees

Cardiff University announced today that it is cutting 400 jobs, closing the school of nursing and getting rid of numerous degree courses in the humanities.

Among the subjects to be axed is music.

The music department will be meeting at 6pm today to hear the worst.

Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner said: ‘The precarious financial position of many universities, particularly in the context of declining international student applications and increasing cost pressures, and the need to adapt to survive are well-documented. We know here at Cardiff University that it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are.’

Music was once part of the Welsh DNA.

Now, Cardiff’s concerthall is shuttered, its opera company is shrunk and its music education has gone.

Wales is in danger of losing its identity.

 

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