A UEA spokesperson said:
“Regrettably, we need to identify savings of £11m to stay on track with our financial sustainability plan. These are not decisions that any of us want to be taking, but unfortunately, we must make them to secure UEA’s long-term future. We have now concluded our collective Trade Union consultation phase about the overall proposals and move to the next phase, which is individual consultations with staff in impacted areas.
“Staff have been informed that the proposals include a goal for reduction of 163 full time equivalent roles across the University which we hope will be achieved through a voluntary redundancy programme targeted at a minority of selected areas across the University. Compulsory redundancies will always be a last resort.
“We remain committed to high quality student education and experience, and we will work hard to limit any impact on students.
“These incredibly challenging decisions have not been taken lightly and we recognise that this is really difficult news for our UEA community.”
Published:Monday 27 January 2025