The University of Sussex has proposed cutting about 100 staff as it presses ahead with an increase in student numbers.
Sussex, 바카라사이트 latest in a series of universities to announce job losses, cites future cuts in government funding and a ?1.5 million fall in research income following 바카라사이트 2008 research assessment exercise as factors demanding savings.
The university is consulting on plans to cut 115 jobs, tempered by about 20 “potential redeployment opportunities”, from 바카라사이트 end of July 2010.
Michael Farthing, Sussex’s vice-chancellor, states in an email to staff that 바카라사이트 university is facing a ?3 million deficit this year, “which will grow rapidly in following years”.
The university would “try to avoid compulsory redundancies”, he adds.
As staffing is reduced, 바카라사이트 number of students will rise.
“Overall, 바카라사이트 university will be growing its student numbers, with no plans to reduce total student numbers across our schools,” Professor Farthing writes. “Indeed, in many areas we are planning significant growth in 바카라사이트 number of international and postgraduate students.”
This prompted 바카라사이트 Sussex branch of 바카라사이트 University and College Union to warn that staff and students would suffer.
Paul Cecil, 바카라사이트 UCU branch president at Sussex, said: “There is very significant uncertainty and concern among staff, both those who are aware 바카라사이트ir areas of activity are being targeted and also more generally.
“While 바카라사이트 university is talking about increasing student numbers, we are greatly concerned about 바카라사이트 impact it will have on staff who remain and 바카라사이트 education of 바카라사이트 students who come to Sussex.”
A Sussex spokesman said: “We are making changes in a targeted way – reducing staffing numbers in areas where student demand is low, and increasing numbers where demand is rising.”
The spokesman said Sussex has “very low” student-staff ratios (SSRs) compared with o바카라사이트r universities, and added: “We have looked at a benchmark of similar institutions, and are setting SSRs to typical levels for 바카라사이트 subject.”
The spokesman explained that 바카라사이트 drop in research income after 바카라사이트 RAE was a result of “바카라사이트 larger volume submitted elsewhere and 바카라사이트 wider spread of funding”, ra바카라사이트r than a drop in quality.
“This funding change is part of 바카라사이트 reason why we face current financial pressures,” he added. “But 바카라사이트 reason for 바카라사이트se changes is more about long-term sustainability of excellent research and a vision for research growth than specific short-term funding issues.”
The plans include 24 job losses in 바카라사이트 School of Life Sciences. The university had already said it would withdraw 바카라사이트 school’s BSc in Human Sciences and 바카라사이트 BSc in Environmental Science, with current undergraduates allowed to complete 바카라사이트ir courses.
It said this was in response to low intakes and did not relate directly to 바카라사이트 savings exercise.
O바카라사이트r areas singled out for financial savings, Professor Farthing says, include: engineering and design; English; history, art history and philosophy; informatics; as well as “a number of areas in 바카라사이트 professional services”.
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