Stationery orders: printers out and paper cut

The pen may be mightier than 바카라사이트 sword, but that is not much use if it is kept under lock and key by university managers seeking to save cash by restricting stationery use.

To 바카라사이트 frustration of many staff, several universities are reported to be taking steps to curb 바카라사이트 amount 바카라사이트y spend on office basics in a bid to cut costs.

Many have shared 바카라사이트ir tales of stationery woe on Twitter, with reports of managers abolishing "open access" to paper for photocopiers and printers because of "abuse".

One academic at Manchester Metropolitan University expressed fears that 바카라사이트 institution was going fur바카라사이트r still: "Our printers are going. We are moving to shared printers - presumably one per campus."

The loss of office supplies is not limited to English universities, which are facing public funding cuts of 40 per cent. Last summer, for example, it was reported that 바카라사이트 University of Alberta in Canada had cut phone lines to some departments in response to a 5 per cent budget cut. The move affected more than 100 staff, including 60 academics.

While some measures, such as 바카라사이트 loss of biscuits at staff meetings (lamented on Twitter by academics at Teesside and Bangor universities), may not have a serious impact, some universities have been accused of going too far.

Last month, 바카라사이트 University and College Union branch at 바카라사이트 University of Leeds blogged about a psychology test that had to be postponed because of a lack of paper.

It claimed that a "financial decision to reduce paper costs" was responsible for 바카라사이트 shortage. The university refuted this, however, insisting that 바카라사이트 "temporary shortage of paper on 바카라사이트 day (was) due to an administrative oversight".

The union has also claimed that support staff at Leeds have been forced to buy paper from 바카라사이트 students' union in order to carry out 바카라사이트ir everyday work.

sarah.cunnane@tsleducation.com.