Scores of jobs set to go as UK universities axe courses

Scores of academic and professional service staff are facing redundancy after three UK universities announced 바카라사이트ir intention to?shut courses and close departments.

In recent days, 바카라사이트 University of Wolverhampton, De Montfort University and 바카라사이트 University of Roehampton have all unveiled major cost-cutting programmes with job losses concentrated mostly in?arts, humanities and social science subjects.

At Roehampton, 226 academics have been notified that 바카라사이트ir jobs are at risk in what 바카라사이트 university called a ¡°strategic realignment¡± that will see cuts to its philosophy, anthropology, Classics and creative writing programmes.

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In a statement, Roehampton said it would ¡°anticipate a net reduction of around 64?full-time equivalent academic posts overall¡± as a result of ¡°student demand evolving¡±.

¡°We are also facing financial challenges due to a range of factors, including caps on regulated tuition fees, removal of 바카라사이트 ¡®London weighting¡¯ element of 바카라사이트 teaching grant, rises in costs, liabilities and inflation,¡± a spokeswoman said.

¡°We will be consulting on ceasing new enrolments to a small number of courses which have experienced a significant fall in demand, and we are also launching new career-focussed courses across all our academic departments," she added.

Wolverhampton has recruitment to 138 undergraduate and taught postgraduate courses. Among 바카라사이트 47 courses in performing arts being ¡°paused¡± for enrolment are music, drama and acting and audio technology, its local University and College Union branch .

That decision was taken because ¡°enrolments have been falling with associated loss of income¡± while costs have ¡°significantly increased¡±, explained interim vice-chancellor Ian Campbell.

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Wolverhampton said it was seeking to ¡°consolidate¡± some courses after a review that looked at application data, graduate employment results and student satisfaction.

At De Montfort, 바카라사이트 university said it anticipated a ¡°net reduction of 58?roles across academic and professional services¡±, with ¡°바카라사이트 removal of some posts but, in some cases, 바카라사이트 introduction of new roles¡±.

The were 바카라사이트 consequence of ¡°reduced student numbers as a result of 바카라사이트 global pandemic and teacher assessed grades¡±, which have ¡°had a profound effect on our budget¡±, a spokesman said.

¡°Having already implemented a comprehensive set of measures including voluntary severance, we are left with having to make 바카라사이트 hardest decision we could and review staffing costs, which may result in reductions to posts and redundancies,¡± he said.

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