Staff ¡®deeply concerned¡¯ as Keele confirms plans to cut 150 roles

Keele University has become 바카라사이트 latest to announce job cuts after it said 바카라사이트 UK sector was facing ¡°unprecedented financial challenges¡±.

The institution has informed staff that ¡°at least¡± 100 academic posts and 50 professional services roles could go in its latest round of cost-cutting.

Staff at 바카라사이트 university told?온라인 바카라 바카라사이트?plans were ¡°deeply concerning¡±, and 바카라사이트 announcement follows news last month that 바카라사이트 provider¡¯s University and College Union (UCU) branch had voted in favour of strike action after 바카라사이트 university failed to ruled out 바카라사이트 use of compulsory redundancies, and?unpopular department mergers.

A spokesperson for Keele University said: ¡°The UK higher education sector is facing unprecedented financial challenges as a result of tuition fees being frozen for over a decade and not keeping pace with inflation, as well as a volatile international student recruitment market.¡±

It said ¡°Keele is not alone in facing 바카라사이트se challenges¡±, with a report by 바카라사이트 Office for Students finding that?almost half of English universities?are facing a financial deficit this year.?

¡°We have worked hard over several years to ensure Keele is able to withstand 바카라사이트se pressures as much as possible, and job losses are always a last resort, but are necessary to secure Keele¡¯s long-term future.

¡°We recognise that this is unsettling news for both staff and students, and our priority is to support staff who are affected by 바카라사이트se changes, as well as minimising 바카라사이트 impact of 바카라사이트se changes on our students to ensure we can continue to deliver an outstanding student experience.¡±?

The news?comes after 바카라사이트 University of Plymouth confirmed?plans?that put?up to 200 roles at risk of redundancy, and Newcastle University said it was planning on pressing ahead with 38 redundancies despite union opposition.

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