Anger and concern at Cardiff University's plans to axe courses and cut staff - live updates

There is growing anger and concern at the announcement that Cardiff University is proposing to axe courses and cut 400 staff. On Tuesday it was revealed that 400 roles were at risk at the university in Wales' capital city. See how we covered the announcement live here.

Students and organisations affected have started speaking out about Vice-chancellor Professor Wendy Larner's announcement that degree courses and academic schools including nursing, modern languages, music, ancient history, translation, religion and theology, are proposed for closure in a 90-day consultation period.

The proposals have been brought forward among rising costs and a decrease in international student applications. The university is said to be in a £28m deificit in its current financial year. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here

The plans have been slammed by the academic and professional industry alike, with particular concerns being raised for the future of nursing in Wales. Helen Whyley, director of the Royal College of Nursing told BBC Radio Wales on Wednesday morning that Cardiff's nursing school is seen as a "very prestigious institution" among the profression, and has a cohort of around 1,000 students each year.

She raised concerns about what impact it would have on nursing in Wales, as the country faces a shortage of around 2,000 nurses. Ms Whyley said: "We are very good at keeping our domiciled students in Wales. But part of the attraction of Cardiff, which is in our capital city, is that actually we see many students from outside of Wales come into Wales to do the nursing degree. Some of those stay, some of those go back to the countries that they come from.

"So it's important, I think, that