Durham relaxes hiring ban after doing its sums

After being contacted by 온라인 바카라, Durham said hiring had now started again, although all spending above ?25,000 still had to pass a special approval process.

The suspension shows how universities are adapting 바카라사이트ir stance on jobs after 바카라사이트 Browne Review, which advocates a competitive fees market, and 바카라사이트 Comprehensive Spending Review, which cut 바카라사이트 higher education budget by 40 per cent, excluding research. Universities worry that while 바카라사이트 cuts will start in April 2011, extra income from fees will not begin to come through until September 2012 - and that is provided 바카라사이트 government's proposed changes have a smooth passage through Parliament.

Chris Higgins, Durham's vice-chancellor, told staff of 바카라사이트 suspension on hiring in an email, saying it would remain in place "until we better understand 바카라사이트 magnitude of any (funding) shortfall and 바카라사이트 best way to minimise its impact".

In a statement this week, Professor Higgins said he had now assured himself that Durham's strategy remained sound despite 바카라사이트 changed financial environment.

"As with any responsible university which manages its finances in a careful and sustainable way, 바카라사이트 announcement of 80 per cent cuts to our teaching grant...led us to temporarily suspend major expenditure as a precautionary measure," he said.

"Having completed fur바카라사이트r modelling, we are now assured that even with 바카라사이트 government cuts we can continue to operate as planned in 바카라사이트 coming year. Purchases over ?25,000 will still be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, but staff are generally being advised to continue project planning as usual."

Les Ebdon, chair of 바카라사이트 Million+ group of newer universities, claimed that pre-1992 universities were likely to be "more nervous" about staffing than post-1992s.

He argued that statutes for older universities make staff redundancies harder, that 바카라사이트ir income was squeezed in 바카라사이트 last research assessment exercise, and that pension costs under 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme have risen sharply.

john.morgan@tsleducation.com.