The University of Leicester announced it will stop admitting new students to its film studies and modern languages degree programs after a strategic review aimed at financial sustainability. University leadership said current students and postgraduate researchers can complete degrees through 2029, but the University and College Union warned offers to nearly 300 prospective students could be rescinded and said up to 17 academic jobs may be lost. UCU has signaled industrial action in response. The move highlights the continuing pressure on humanities programs amid enrollment shifts and budget realignment at UK institutions; sector leaders should expect protests, legal challenges around rescinded offers, and heightened scrutiny of civic‑mission claims.