As the university prepares to shed 450 jobs in response to lost revenue, more than 200 professors who sit on its academic board say the plan could “damage our capacity to deliver on our public purposes in the short and long term”.
Hundreds of the University of Melbourne’s most senior academics have urged it to pull back from its plan to slash hundreds of jobs as part of a “pandemic reset program” they warn will damage the university’s global standing.
Among the signatories are several high-profile figures, including mental health expert and former Australian of the year Patrick McGorry, professor of public health Rob Moodie, distinguished historian Janet McCalman and Victorian College of the Arts director Barbara Bolt.Professor Maskell has already told staff the pandemic will permanently transform the University of Melbourne into a smaller institution.
RMIT University confirmed on Thursday that it had accepted 355 voluntary redundancies, but said it could be forced to shed 250 more jobs before the year is out. “RMIT is responding to an unprecedented situation, which has fundamentally changed our circumstances and operating environment,” a spokesperson said.
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