Union claims up to a quarter of all academic roles at financially pressed London institution face the axe

Plans for mass redundancies at Goldsmiths, University of London, have been called a “horrifying act of cultural and social vandalism” and the “biggest assault on jobs at any UK university in recent years”.

The job cuts, which are now subject to a consultation, are the latest in a series of redundancies at Goldsmiths and elsewhere in the higher education sector, as universities struggle with financial pressures.

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Alexei Navalny to fly into Moscow in challenge to Putin

Opposition figure likely to be taken into custody when he lands following…

Cyril Ramaphosa ‘farmgate’ inquiry clears South African president – watchdog

Police still investigating after ANC leader was accused of failing to report…