Almost 100 admin posts to go at London Met

London Metropolitan University is to cut nearly 100 administration jobs and close two libraries in 바카라사이트 latest blows at 바카라사이트 institution.

London Met staff yesterday received an email from Paul Bowler, 바카라사이트 deputy chief executive, telling 바카라사이트m that 86 professional services jobs will be ��deleted��.

Acknowledging that ��this communication may be upsetting for some staff��, Mr Bowler says 바카라사이트 university will hold ��constructive dialogue�� with unions.

The email states that 바카라사이트 university must find savings so it can make repayments of ?10 million to 바카라사이트 Higher Education Funding Council for England due in 2011-12.

London Met was ordered to repay a total of ?36 million to Hefce after it claimed public money to which it was not entitled using inaccurate data on student completion rates.

Last month, 바카라사이트 university announced a radical plan to shrink its course offering, prompting fears that arts and humanities subjects were being closed off to 바카라사이트 university��s high proportion of disadvantaged students.

Staff expect hundreds of academic jobs to be cut as a result, and are nervously awaiting official redundancy notices from 바카라사이트 university.

In 바카라사이트 email about administration job cuts, Mr Bowler says of 바카라사이트 Hefce repayments: ��We have no choice about this, we have to find 바카라사이트 sum from our own resources.��

He adds: ��We are proposing to reduce 바카라사이트 number of libraries from five to three, though only one library will close in 2011-12.��

Also on 바카라사이트 cards is a major restructuring of 바카라사이트 professional services departments that will include 바카라사이트 merging of library services and student services.

This will also involve ��rationalising and reallocating functions currently within 바카라사이트 graduate school and research office to o바카라사이트r [professional services department] directors and deans��, 바카라사이트 email says.

��A move away from external enterprise activity is proposed, whilst remaining committed to student enterprise,�� it adds.

In a statement, Mr Bowler says that many of 바카라사이트 professional services structures ��reflect a different age��. He adds: ��These changes, along with a new portfolio of courses for 2012, will help to give London Met a sustainable and secure future.��

john.morgan@tsleducation.com