not only do i go to the uni, but both of my parents work there. i can tell you that most of things you guys have said in this thread.
the debt has nothing to do with researchers not getting grants etc... ill give you a few simple reasons
in the past five years the university staff has increased over 30% that would costs millions each year
the second major reason is that last year the government pass legislation requireing universities to declare assessts etc more realistically, for reason im not allowed to get into this basically ment the uni had to go back and declare alot of debts that they had previously hidden.
the staff cuts will be from all areas where they think maximum efficiency isnt being acheived, high and low level jobs, all level jobs.
and im sure these staff cuts will effect you far less then they will effect the families of the 450 people to be made redundent... 300 may have said they are interested in being given a redundancy package, that doesnt mean they want to leave, it just means they think they will end up losing there jobs so they are going to get in before they are fired with out compensation and take the redundancy pakage offered.
an area like newcastle in not going to come up with another 450 positions for these people.
the debt has nothing to do with researchers not getting grants etc... ill give you a few simple reasons
in the past five years the university staff has increased over 30% that would costs millions each year
the second major reason is that last year the government pass legislation requireing universities to declare assessts etc more realistically, for reason im not allowed to get into this basically ment the uni had to go back and declare alot of debts that they had previously hidden.
the staff cuts will be from all areas where they think maximum efficiency isnt being acheived, high and low level jobs, all level jobs.
and im sure these staff cuts will effect you far less then they will effect the families of the 450 people to be made redundent... 300 may have said they are interested in being given a redundancy package, that doesnt mean they want to leave, it just means they think they will end up losing there jobs so they are going to get in before they are fired with out compensation and take the redundancy pakage offered.
an area like newcastle in not going to come up with another 450 positions for these people.
.. so fun lol
