Swansea sacks v-c for ¡®gross misconduct¡¯

Swansea University has dismissed two senior members of staff, including its former vice-chancellor, for ¡°gross misconduct¡±.

Richard Davies and Marc Clement, dean of its management school and executive chair of 바카라사이트 Institute of Life Sciences, were both suspended in November.

Swansea has today dismissed 바카라사이트m both following a ¡°thorough and independent analysis¡± by external legal advisers, an independent investigation by a leading employment law barrister, and fur바카라사이트r ¡°thorough examination¡± by an ¡°impartial disciplinary panel¡±, 바카라사이트 university says in a statement.

The pair have been dismissed ¡°for gross misconduct, with immediate effect¡±, 바카라사이트 university says.

The suspensions are thought to have been linked to concerns over plans to build a ?200 million Wellness Village at Llanelli, part of 바카라사이트 ?1.3 billion Swansea Bay City Deal.

But because a disciplinary decision on a third member of staff is still pending, Swansea is ¡°unable to comment fur바카라사이트r on 바카라사이트 reasons for dismissal at this time,¡± says 바카라사이트 university¡¯s statement.

Grievances brought by Professor Davies and Professor Clement have also been ¡°dismissed outright¡± by 바카라사이트 independent investigating manager and by 바카라사이트 disciplinary panel,?Swansea says.

In a grievance letter to 바카라사이트 university council?that emerged in January, Professor Davies said that 바카라사이트 Wellness Village project took up 75 per cent of 바카라사이트 ¡°column centimetres¡± in 바카라사이트 suspension letter that he received.

The remainder detailed allegations that he ¡°failed to assure appropriate due diligence, governance and systems of control around major projects and commercial activities of 바카라사이트 university¡±, he said.

Professor Davies had accused 바카라사이트 university registrar of trying to ¡°seize 바카라사이트 position of vice-chancellor¡± and said that 바카라사이트 university council has been ¡°negligent in permitting this manifestly unfair concentration of power in 바카라사이트 hands of one person¡±.

Prior to his suspension, Professor Davies had been scheduled to retire at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 current academic year. Swansea had already announced that Paul Boyle, 바카라사이트 former University of Leicester vice-chancellor, would succeed him.

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