Federation University in Victoria will cut the number of its schools by half and offer redundancies to all permanent staff, according to reports from The Age. Staff were told about the restructuring on Monday and will now have until January ...
More »Deakin to lose 200 jobs, fears a second wave of job losses to come
Deakin university will axe up to 200 staff as the university goes through another round of redundancies. Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Martin announced a plan to cut between 180-220 jobs as the pandemic continues to bite into the sector's bottom ...
More »A ‘brutal reality’: Universities Australia reports over 17,000 job losses in 2020 with more to come
New figures released by Universities Australia show 17,300 jobs were lost in the university market in 2020 along with an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue compared to 2019. UA CEO Catriona Jackson said the operating revenue of Australian universities dropped ...
More »NSW Premier airs fears for Australian universities while international borders remain closed
New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian expressed concerns last week that Australian universities may have to make further job cuts if the country’s borders remain closed to international students. Berejiklian said the situation could be improved if governments were prepared ...
More »