Newcastle University staff vote to strike
BBCUniversity staff have voted to strike amid attempts to plug a £35m shortfall.
The University and College Union (UCU) said 83% of balloted members at Newcastle University backed industrial action, while 88% said they would be willing to take action short of strike.
The move comes after the university approved a £20m reduction in its salary bill, which is the equivalent of about 300 jobs.
A spokesperson said it was "not immune to the challenges currently affecting the UK higher education sector".
Cuts in the payroll bill will be made up using voluntary redundancies but Newcastle University said it could not rule out mandatory job losses, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
The institution has also signed off recruitment and promotion freezes as well as travel restrictions.
UCU representative and university academic Prof Matt Perry said it was clear that "the high tuition fee funding model for UK higher education is fundamentally broken".
"It has never been more important that we campaign together for a new funding model," he said. "There are huge amounts of anger amongst staff and students about job losses and course closures."
It is unclear when the strikes will take place.
Newcastle University said that like other institutions it had implemented a "range of cost-saving measures to ensure we remain in a sound financial position".
"We want to work constructively with our unions to build a more sustainable future for universities while supporting our colleagues throughout this challenging time," a spokesperson added.