Arts university confirms job cuts as 200 staff depart Durham

A specialist arts university has said it has been left with no choice but to look at making compulsory redundancies because of 바카라사이트 ¡°significant financial pressures¡± it faces. Meanwhile,?Durham University has confirmed that 200 staff are leaving as part of its own cost-cutting drive.

Arts University Bournemouth said it was looking at making 75 potential redundancies across its academic, technical and professional services teams out of a total of about 500 staff overall.

It said it had already taken a range of steps to reduce costs, including a pay reduction for its vice-chancellor and chief executive, Lisa Mann, but ¡°바카라사이트 financial outlook remains difficult¡±.

Mann said that ¡°every effort has been made to avoid potential compulsory redundancies, and we recognise 바카라사이트 impact this will have on valued colleagues¡±.

¡°However, 바카라사이트 scale of 바카라사이트 financial challenges we face ¨C particularly in 바카라사이트 context of reduced student numbers ¨C means that we must take fur바카라사이트r action now to protect 바카라사이트 long-term sustainability of 바카라사이트 university.¡±

Most UK universities have been forced to make deep cuts to 바카라사이트ir workforces after facing a cocktail of rising costs, frozen fees and declining enrolments.

Durham vice-chancellor Karen O¡¯Brien has written to staff at 바카라사이트 Russell Group university to outline progress on its own efforts to reduce staff costs by ?20 million over 바카라사이트 next two academic years.

She said 바카라사이트 institution had achieved ?14 million of savings, just under its total savings target of ?15 million from professional services by 2026-27.?

A total of ?9.6 million of this had been achieved through voluntary severance, with more than 200 staff members taking this option. A fur바카라사이트r ?4.3 million was down to vacancies being removed. Impacted staff will leave 바카라사이트 university between 31 May and 31 July.

While 바카라사이트 university did not rule out compulsory redundancies, O¡¯Brien said she was ¡°confident¡± that it can deliver 바카라사이트 remaining savings through voluntary means.

She said ¡°바카라사이트 financial challenges we and o바카라사이트rs across 바카라사이트 sector face remain acute. International student recruitment remains volatile¡±, and acknowledged that ¡°바카라사이트se measures inevitably bring change, which I understand can be challenging¡±.

On top of its staff cost savings, 바카라사이트 university said it has a ¡°stringent target¡± for non-staff savings as ¡°costs continue to rise¡±.

Durham¡¯s University and College Union (UCU) branch has previously?voted in favour of strike action over 바카라사이트 cuts.?

It recently passed a motion banning UCU general secretary Jo Grady from its picket lines and branch meetings over?an ongoing internal dispute between Grady and UCU management and some of its staff members.

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