{"id":58276,"date":"2026-05-21T20:13:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/?p=58276"},"modified":"2026-05-21T20:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T19:30:36","slug":"exclusive-senedd-member-criticizes-assl-renovation-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/exclusive-senedd-member-criticizes-assl-renovation-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Senedd Member Criticises ASSL Renovation Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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By James Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Newly elected Plaid Member of the Senedd for Caerdydd Penarth, Kiera Marshall, has criticised the proposed changes to the ASSL in a statement to Gair Rhydd<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Having been made aware of the controversial changes, which will see four seminar rooms built on the second floor of the ASSL, Marshall says that she is \u201cconcerned to hear about the proposal to redevelop the top floor of Cardiff University\u2019s Arts and Social Studies Library\u201d, adding that \u201cit is clear to me that this has caused significant distress amongst the student and staff community at the University\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The development plans, leaked to Gair Rhydd<\/em> on the weekend, describe how the University Executive Board \u201capproved a business plan from Estates\u201d to create new study and teaching spaces on the footprint of the current bookshelves.<\/p>\n

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The move has been met with significant backlash as students and staff have highlighted how the move could see valuable and rare books, including the Salisbury Collection, removed or potentially lost.<\/p>\n

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In reference to these concerns, Mashall noted that \u201cA quarter of the ASSL library would be lost in these new plans. And there is yet to be a clear plan as to where these books will go. [\u2026] The collections contain books on Music, History, Religion, Archaeology and an invaluable collection of Welsh and Cultural literature. This includes a significant amount of the Salisbury collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe it is essential that these historic Welsh books are available for students to read in the University in the Welsh capital.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The university has attempted to counter these claims that books will be destroyed.<\/p>\n

In a recent press release Mandy Tonks, Interim Pro Vice Chancellor said \u201cTo be clear, we will not be removing \u201call books\u201d\u201d, adding that \u201cKey books and collections will not \u201cbe disposed of\u201d as has been inaccurately suggested\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Further concerns have been raised by students, as the changes may cause disruption to study spaces or increase the difficulty of accessing various texts.<\/p>\n

This has been an acute problem for students in the last few years, due to that fact that \u201cCardiff University has closed 3 libraries on the main campus\u201d in the last 5 years, as noted by Marshall.<\/p>\n

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Having been revealed only at the end of the academic year, the university\u2019s plans have been criticised for a perceived lack of transparency, which some see as a part of a wider trend of authoritarian and unaccountable rule on the part of the Executive Board.<\/p>\n

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As we reported earlier in the year, academics have described an opaque, top-down culture within university management, with one describing \u201cbackwards legitimisation, not forward planning\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Regarding these concerns, Marshall notes \u201cMany staff and students do not feel as though meaningful consultation has taken place regarding these proposals\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Concerned about the future of the library, and aware of the perceived lack of consultation with students and staff, Marshall says that \u201cI will reach out to the University Executive Board to ensure the clear views of staff and students that have approached me are represented ahead of this decision\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Further to this, Marshall says she intendeds to write a formal letter to the University outlining her concerns about the future of the ASSL.<\/p>\n

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We did not reach out to Cardiff University regarding Marshall\u2019s comments as they have previously stated that they will not provide any further comment on the ASSL.<\/p>\n

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