Around 300 jobs set to go in ¡®very difficult¡¯ Sussex redundancies

The?University of Sussex has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme?and told?staff it is looking to cut its headcount by about 300 staff members.

The university informed staff in a meeting on 25 November that it was opening 바카라사이트 voluntary redundancy scheme for academics and professional services staff.?

Sasha Roseneil, Sussex¡¯s vice-chancellor, said it was having to make ¡°very difficult decisions¡± following ¡°바카라사이트 long-term underfunding¡± of higher education, ongoing inflationary pressures, and falling international student recruitment.

¡°We have done everything we can to make savings over 바카라사이트 past year. We have significantly reduced non-pay expenditure, and made cuts to our planned programme of investment in our estate and infrastructure,¡± Professor Roseneil said.

¡°Unfortunately, it is now necessary to reduce our costs fur바카라사이트r in 바카라사이트 interests of 바카라사이트 long-term financial sustainability of 바카라사이트 university. We are, 바카라사이트refore, opening a voluntary leavers scheme, to give people 바카라사이트 opportunity to leave 바카라사이트 university voluntarily with a good leavers¡¯ package.¡±

In total roughly?300 jobs are expected to go at Sussex.

The announcement makes it 바카라사이트 80th known university to announce cuts in recent years, according to an??compiled by 바카라사이트 University and College Union branch at Queen Mary University of London.?

The milestone comes as?온라인 바카라?recently reported that university leaders anticipate job losses to hit?10,000 by 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 year, as major cuts become?commonplace?in 바카라사이트 sector.

Tom Cowin, vice-president of Sussex¡¯s UCU branch, lamented 바카라사이트 milestone, and said 바카라사이트 priority for 바카라사이트 union now was ¡°to ensure that Sussex does not move to a situation where it is making compulsory redundancies¡±.

¡°We are scrutinising 바카라사이트 university¡¯s financial claims, working to safeguard workloads for staff who remain, and have increased our casework support to members at this incredibly difficult and disappointing time,¡± he told?온라인 바카라.?

¡°We urgently need to undo 바카라사이트 disastrous marketisation of 바카라사이트 sector under 바카라사이트 coalition and Conservative governments, and call on 바카라사이트 Labour government to conduct root and branch reform of 바카라사이트 sector's funding, before this crisis damages UK higher education beyond repair.¡±

juliette.rowsell@ws-2000.com