Welsh universities face 1,000 jobs being lost as EU research funding ends

University leaders urge ministers to provide bridging finance to keep projects running when EU support ends this year

Universities in Wales face more than 1,000 skilled jobs being lost because of the withdrawal of EU structural funds, with leaders saying that the replacement finance promised by ministers will not match the lost support.

Since 2014 Welsh universities have received about £370m in research projects from EU structural funds but, after the UK’s withdrawal, its support for 60 ongoing projects will end this year.