PLANS to cut hundreds of jobs and close degree courses at Cardiff University have been scaled back, with nursing expected to be spared.

University vice-chancellor Professor Wendy Larner announced today that dozens of staff are no longer at risk of redundancy following consultations with unions.

She said “alternative proposals” have been put forward, with the School of Nursing expected to be saved from closure, and chemistry and maths staff removed “from the in-scope pool.”