The departments to be closed down include chemistry, philosophy, development studies, sociology and anthropology. The Vice Chancellor claims that these departments are "in decline" and that in order to "invest in excellence" need to be closed down so that funding can be concentrated on research. His "consultation process" with departments and staff involved leaking the announcements to the evening news. Nice way to find out you're going to be losing your job, and that your degree is going to be worthless...

Colwyn Williams, a Philosophy lecturer at the uni says ""what's completely missing from the Vice Chancellor's analysis is the responsibility the university has to the local community. Poorer Students can't afford to go to England if Swansea fails to provide the customary range of subjects. some of them will be forced to take choices they don't want; others will just give up."

What’s happening in Swansea could easily happen to any university in the country. We need to resist now, as this represents a direct result of corporate globalisation, and it's come to town...