6 Oct
12:49pm, 6 Oct 2024
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rf_fozzy
The question is: Would you rather (a) tuition fees are raised by £750 per year or (b) some of the smaller universities - usually the ones in the towns (e.g. Huddersfield) where they are major employers and sources of revenue for the local economy, go bust. Those are your choices. There is no fantasy perfect left wing choice. |
6 Oct
1:22pm, 6 Oct 2024
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jda
Alas, poor Sue Gray! I knew her, Horatio.
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6 Oct
2:28pm, 6 Oct 2024
29,562 posts
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richmac
As an aside, Huddersfield university shows no sign of financial difficulties from the outside, the perception is that judging by the amount of construction going on and students, from all over the globe, you trip over they must be rolling in cash
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6 Oct
3:07pm, 6 Oct 2024
23,166 posts
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rf_fozzy
mediahud.hud.ac.uk
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6 Oct
3:10pm, 6 Oct 2024
23,167 posts
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rf_fozzy
Surrey: bbc.co.uk York: bbc.co.uk |
6 Oct
3:13pm, 6 Oct 2024
70,175 posts
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LindsD
My employer is not, on the surface, in financial difficulty, but a recent survey showed that: 54% of academics feel more frequently overwhelmed than last year 67% of academics do not have an acceptable workload 94% of academics are working above contracted hours (31% working more than one additional day a week) Go figure. |
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6 Oct
3:15pm, 6 Oct 2024
23,168 posts
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rf_fozzy
More info here, plus Bradford, York st John: bbc.com QM UCU has a list of all institutions (70) with redundancy schemes: qmucu.org |
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6 Oct
3:16pm, 6 Oct 2024
23,169 posts
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rf_fozzy
LindsD - don't forget the 20-25% real terms pay cuts too.
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6 Oct
3:21pm, 6 Oct 2024
70,176 posts
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LindsD
Yup. And we've had a lot of redundancies and VS schemes in the ten years I've been there. And leaving academics are not replaced. My ft post was replaced by giving an existing fractional 0.5 extra..
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6 Oct
3:21pm, 6 Oct 2024
6,362 posts
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Dillthedog
richmac wrote: As an aside, Huddersfield university shows no sign of financial difficulties from the outside, the perception is that judging by the amount of construction going on and students, from all over the globe, you trip over they must be rolling in cash I don’t know anything about university finances, but seeing the huge expansion over the last few years just seems unsustainable. What was the plan to pay for it? Lincoln uni has taken over the whole town over the last 20 years or so, can’t imagine anyone being surprised if it can’t pay its bills. Sadly when that happens, Lincoln will suffer. |
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