The Australian | 27 June 2014 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… La Trobe University is planning to cut about 69 academic positions in its business, economic and law faculty with economics, accounting, management and marketing the worst hit. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….......…… Academic staff in economics will be cut by almost two-thirds to just 10 under a proposed restructure circulated to staff . The Australian reports that academic staff positions in accounting will be cut in half from something currently over 30, though about eight new positions will be created. La Trobe wasn’t able to confirm the exact number of jobs that will be lost in economics, but … [Read more...]
VU to cut 300 more jobs
05/05/2014 by
5 May 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Victoria University seeks to reposition itself as the "university of opportunity" as it cuts 300 jobs - 13% of its workforce- in an effort to cut costs by $50 million by 2016. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... The university's vice-chancellor Peter Dawkins said about 200 professional staff and 100 academic staff would be cut. VU has struggled since student places were uncapped in 2012 and its traditional Western Melbourne student cohort were offered places at the more prestigious institutions, such as Melbourne and RMIT. Dawkins says the university needs to brace itself for … [Read more...]
