University of Leicester chemistry department could lose at least nine staff under merger proposals
By 
Julia Robinson2025-11-20T14:30:00
Staff warn cuts would leave the department without the resources to teach Leicester’s growing student population
At least nine staff in the chemistry department at the University of Leicester will be losing their jobs under new proposals that would see chemistry merge with the school of geography, geology and the environment.
In total, 23 members of staff in the school of chemistry will be assessed to ensure that their research aligns with the new school, with a decision to be made by the 17 December. Those whose research falls out of scope will be put under threat of redundancy, with individual consultations to be carried out in the new year.