Dundee redundancies

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632 redundancies is a lot. Poor staff at Dundee. The article I read said about 200 academic posts going, 120 school based professional services and 300ish other professional services. Approximately 1/5 of staff. It will have such an effect on the city. I wonder when they’ll find out exactly what positions will go. Must be horrible to wait.

I agree. I suspect that either bankruptcy or functional collapse will follow shortly, sadly.

If they go bankrupt what happens to the students?. Some could transfer elsewhere, but not all 17k of them.

This is what the OfS states:

https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/student-protection-and-support/student-protection/market-exit/

West park halls have been under-occupied all year. I don't think it's a result of current negative news but under occupancy hasn't helped. Parker house is Abertay not Dundee. I think it's cost of living and more students living at home, also cost of managed halls is more than some of the private ones.
It's an almighty mess but we're keeping going and doing the teaching etc. Not much more we can do!

That's not applicable to Scotland?

Yes, it specifically mentions English HE.

Oh sorry, I forgot OfS only applies to England!

Tis okay, very similar stuff to what the Scottish funding council has in place. This thread is helping us feel supported and seen.

My daughter is hoping to study at Dundee in a couple of years, the course is only done there and in London. I hope they don’t axe it.

Isn't Dundee uni on the OfS register as a provider?

@Goldusty OfS doesn't venture north of the Scottish border.
@BoredZelda something that unique you would hope will be safe. Fingers crossed!

https://news.stv.tv/north/two-dundee-university-chiefs-to-leave-amid-ongoing-cash-crisis

You really couldn't make this up.

Dundee brought to brink of financial ruin. Short term survival only possible because of bail out from Scottish government.

....but one of them gets a new senior management role at Northumbria!!

....oh well - if you want that sort of talent then you must be willing to pay for it!!

Not surprising in the slightest. The senior management at the university my husband was made redundant from (where there was acknowledged financial mismanagement) have all continued to fail upwards after running away from their own mess.

It's not in the slightest surprising. I left Dundee just over 10 years ago as part of a restructuring process that would "ensure the University's long term stability". It has been very clear that this process was a total failure.

This pair arrived after my departure so don't know them, but many of the same names are still around and still in highly paid admin jobs.

It's almost at the point of the uni exec who were in charge in October having all departed permanently or being on leave. Once these two go, there's only the interim principal left. Wondering how long before he goes too.

Anyone surprised.....??

Can't read article as behind pay wall....

The salaries some of those at the top have been commanding is borderline criminality in any case@Sceptic1234

Looks like the outgoing principal has had a change of mind and will be appearing in front of the Hollyrood committee too...