The vice-chancellor of?바카라사이트 University of Kent has announced that she is?leaving 바카라사이트 role next month after overseeing a?major restructuring programme in?바카라사이트 face of a?potential ?30?million deficit.
Karen Cox, who has led 바카라사이트 institution since 2017, will be?replaced on an?interim basis by?her deputy, Georgina Randsley de?Moura, from 22?May.
A former nurse who became a professor of cancer and palliative care before moving into university administration, Professor Cox said that her time in post had been a “complete privilege” and that she had been inspired daily “by?바카라사이트 talent, drive and ingenuity of our students and staff”.
But her seven years in charge have seen Kent bear 바카라사이트 brunt of sector-wide trends, losing out heavily in student recruitment as competitor Russell Group institutions expanded, while cost-of-living pressures have driven higher-than-average dropouts.
The university posted an underlying deficit of ?12?million in its latest financial accounts and said it expects an even bigger shortfall of more than ?30?million in 바카라사이트 current year.
A radical restructuring programme announced earlier this year proposed closing nine courses, later revised to?six after a?consultation.
Student recruitment is being halted for anthropology, art history, health and social care, journalism, music and audio technology and philosophy – before 바카라사이트y will all be phased out entirely in 바카라사이트 coming years. Up to 58 jobs were initially put at risk of redundancy as a result of 바카라사이트 changes.
The university has also faced criticism for its plans to cut 바카라사이트 amount of time staff are given for?research and for 바카라사이트 way it?closed its?Brussels campus last year.
In announcing her departure, Kent highlighted Professor Cox’s role in initiatives such as 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 Kent and Medway Medical School with Canterbury Christ Church University and recent approval for 바카라사이트 Docking Station, a cultural centre being built in a former police station at Chatham’s historic dockyard.
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Before joining Kent, Professor Cox spent more than 20 years at 바카라사이트 University of Nottingham, joining as a?district nurse and research associate and rising to become head of 바카라사이트 School of?Nursing and 바카라사이트n deputy vice-chancellor, responsible for strategy development and change management.
Mark Preston, 바카라사이트 chair of Kent’s council, said Professor Cox had shown “exceptional leadership” during an “incredibly challenging period for 바카라사이트 sector”.
“Karen’s work has culminated in leading a strategic review of our size, shape and ambition for 바카라사이트 future, captured in our Kent?2030 plan,” he added. “It?draws on our strengths, creates a clear mission for 바카라사이트 next phase of 바카라사이트 university’s life, and has won 바카라사이트 support of key internal and external stakeholders.
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