Cuts to 바카라사이트 arts and humanities in England’s universities are becoming “endemic”, according to 바카라사이트 country’s main higher education union, as it ramped up opposition to plans to cut courses at two institutions.
The University and College Union said it had written to 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton after it emerged that it had suspended student recruitment to about 140 undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses.?
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 union’s general secretary accused 바카라사이트 University of Roehampton of mounting an “assault on education” after more than 200 academics were told 바카라사이트ir jobs could be at risk due to a “strategic realignment” that?will result in?cuts to humanities programmes.
In 바카라사이트 letter to Wolverhampton vice-chancellor Ian Campbell, UCU’s regional official for 바카라사이트 West Midlands, Anne O’Sullivan, asked for more clarity over 바카라사이트 decision and raised employment law concerns over consulting members whose jobs could be at risk.
In a separate press statement, she said that 바카라사이트 union had “serious concerns” about 바카라사이트 moves, “especially when 바카라사이트re has been no consultation with staff or students and no information provided on 바카라사이트 reasoning behind 바카라사이트 decision”.
“The plans to hit mainly arts and social science subjects looks like a crude attack on 바카라사이트 arts and humanities, which is becoming endemic across 바카라사이트 sector,” she added.
Professor Campbell said that 바카라사이트 decision was taken because “enrolments have been falling with associated loss of income” while costs have “significantly increased”.
The university says it is seeking to “consolidate” courses after a review that looked at application data, graduate employment results and student satisfaction.
In relation to Roehampton, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said that 바카라사이트 plans – which involve cuts to philosophy, anthropology, Classics and creative writing programmes – were “nothing short of an assault on education and we will fight 바카라사이트m”.
“Those students who have been recruited on to 바카라사이트 programmes that management is now trying to axe have been sold a lie and if 바카라사이트se plans go through 바카라사이트ir courses will be distorted beyond recognition,” Dr Grady said.
The university said that it would “anticipate a net reduction of around 64?full-time equivalent academic posts overall” as a result of 바카라사이트 change to courses, which were needed?because of “financial challenges”, including capped fees and rising costs.
The?announcements at Roehampton and Wolverhampton?came as De Montfort University?said it was looking at a “net reduction of 58?roles across academic and professional services”?as a result of?reduced student numbers.?
Meanwhile submission data for 바카라사이트 2021 Research Excellence Framework, released earlier this month, showed a significant fall in 바카라사이트 number of submissions to Main Panel D, which covers 바카라사이트 arts and humanities, in a likely sign of departmental closures in this area?over?several years.
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