A couple of weeks ago, I was interviewed as part of a BBC article on the funding crisis and the redundancies at the University of Derby.
The article has just come out and makes for interesting reading.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj937ek333jo
This is what I had to say…
Tristram Hooley, a professor of Career Education at the university and a member of the University and College Union (UCU) said: “We don’t really think there’s a very strong rationale for the redundancies.
“We don’t think it’s a very sensible decision to get rid of some of your most senior, skilled and able members of staff but what we do all agree on is that there is a higher education funding crisis and that is very worrying and is affecting universities right across the country.”
Union members in Derby have put together an alternative funding plan which they said could save money and avoid job cuts.
Prof Hooley also said he thought the government should step in and help with university finances.