University of Derby faces mass job cuts as management plans to make half of senior academics redundant. Please spread the word. www.ucu.org.uk/article/1398... - ThreadSky

cathfeely.bsky.social • 13 days ago

University of Derby faces mass job cuts as management plans to make half of senior academics redundant. Please spread the word. https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/13986/University-of-Derby-staff-face-mass-job-cuts-as-management-plans-to-axe-half-of-senior-academics

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jadevshepherd.bsky.social•13 days ago

Just awful. I’m very sorry to hear this, Cath. Such a horrible thing to go through. Solidarity.

litterygeniarse.bsky.social•13 days ago

Item 12 on the fascist ticklist: destroy education for the plebs except of course at a vocational level.

jennywoodley.bsky.social•13 days ago

Awful news. Sorry to hear it.

sarahb-history.bsky.social•13 days ago

I bet the VC won’t take a pay cut though 🤨 when I worked there they’d just had a wave of voluntary redundancies. Seems insane to have more

cathfeely.bsky.social•13 days ago

There have been several more rounds of VR.

sarahb-history.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oh man. Is that across all jobs/depts?

cathfeely.bsky.social•12 days ago

The VR was, yes, although not all applications for it were accepted depending on the needs of the University. They then had an 'enhanced resignation' scheme which wasn't as generous. And then VR targeted at the group of people now facing compulsory.

sarahb-history.bsky.social•12 days ago

How sad 😞

andrewperchard.bsky.social•12 days ago

So sorry to see this Cath.

rwldproject.bsky.social•12 days ago

😞 So sorry to read this. Dreadful. Solidarity with you all. Will be sharing!

willpooley.bsky.social•13 days ago

this is awful, cath. im sorry

cathfeely.bsky.social•13 days ago

It is. To clarify on my personal situation, I am not a 'senior academic' so not affected by this round. But we doubt that this is the end and of course it has indirect impact on everyone, as well as the poor colleagues who are getting the letters.

willpooley.bsky.social•13 days ago

it’s quite a look to target redundancies by career stage isn’t it. many more thoughts on that but ill leave it there

lauriestras.bsky.social•13 days ago

I’ve told this story before, but I’ve sat in a meeting with a chief operating officer, who said that in his ideal university there would be no employee over 55 and none that had stayed for longer than seven years.

oldnorthroad.bsky.social•13 days ago

Christ. They really don’t understand anything about academia at all, do they?

willpooley.bsky.social•13 days ago

so much makes sense

tracelarkhall.bsky.social•13 days ago

Smells like age discrimination to me

willpooley.bsky.social•13 days ago

well quite

tracelarkhall.bsky.social•13 days ago

A previous VC and pro VC used to say the same thing about age/duration of employment. These people just copy each other's stupid ideas.

tomhulme.bsky.social•13 days ago

I was going to say: this is legally dubious surely?

tracelarkhall.bsky.social•13 days ago

Let's hope Derby UCU are all over it

elaineamitchell.bsky.social•13 days ago

Horrible for you all.

drdeclankavanagh.bsky.social•13 days ago

So sorry - solidarity X

plashingvole.bsky.social•13 days ago

Desperately sorry to hear this Cath.

williamcarruthers.bsky.social•13 days ago

I’m so sorry

lsangha.bsky.social•13 days ago

So sorry to read this - solidarity to you and your colleagues.

hannahkateboast.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sorry to hear this Cath, what a mess!

drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oh Cath, I’m so sorry. You all deserve so much better than this. x

tricksterprince.bsky.social•13 days ago

Argh. I'm so sorry Cath. Sending solidarity and much love.

dianearodgers.bsky.social•13 days ago

So sorry, Cath, we've just been through a couple of brutal rounds of this at SHU, hope many of you are able to ride this out.

hotchkiss13.bsky.social•11 days ago

HE update. Dundee Uni to make 600+ staff redundant. Uni VC on R4 recently plans to close Dept of Nursing. Almost 50k nurse vacancies in England. VC on £290k pa. Explain.

yorkhillyankee.bsky.social•13 days ago

❤️

svejky.bsky.social•13 days ago

Jeez - just awful. It’s so depressing seeing this happening everywhere. It’s such a colossal act of harm.

drawcansir.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm so sorry Cath - solidarity with you all! This is brutal.

katrinanavickas.bsky.social•13 days ago

Sorry to hear this alas predictable news, Cath

rod-dacombe.bsky.social•13 days ago

How awful. Solidarity with you guys.

hagenilda.bsky.social•13 days ago

ninamarkl.bsky.social•13 days ago

meanwhile I saw a job ad for a lecturership at Derby yesterday... 😬

ninamarkl.bsky.social•13 days ago

solidarity!

melissaf.bsky.social•13 days ago

How did trump infect you too?

historyhannahb.bsky.social•13 days ago

So sorry to hear this Cath

drmorgan.bsky.social•13 days ago

Oh boy. Words fail 😡

lvhicks.bsky.social•13 days ago

Arggh. Solidarity, Cath.

luciejones83.bsky.social•13 days ago

That’s is shitty Cath. Hope you’re okay. Sending solidarity vibes.

cathfeely.bsky.social•13 days ago

I'm not a senior academic (associate prof or prof), Lucie, but we doubt it will end there and of course it's awful for those colleagues going through it.