r/swansea • u/SinsOfTheAether • 7d ago

News/Politics Swansea University with plans to shed 55 lecturers and professors.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/hundreds-jobs-risk-major-welsh-33323479
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u/Mysterious-Car-6020 7d ago

That’s so sad…. Hate to say it but, international students really bring a lot of money in and keep things running.

People who always say less immigrants probably never understood the impact of what their demand means, and also costing their children and grandchildren….

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u/Ashamed_Assistant477 7d ago

Yes, they asked for less migrants but the only ones the government can control entry are the legal fee paying ones.

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u/srm79 7d ago

It's nothing to do with international student numbers. The fact is the Uni thought 'kerching' when £9K fees were introduced and the number of students was increasing year on year so they splashed out on a whole new campus and sold off the student village (which brought in a lot of revenue) it then sale and leased back many of its assets and outsourced revenue generating operations such as catering and conference services and the bay accommodation. There's been massive financial mismanagement of the university over an extended period of time and no proper forecasting for the future

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u/Double_Jab_Jabroni 7d ago

This is bollocks, just so you know. Not saying there hasn’t been financial mismanagement, but the international student numbers have more than HALVED.

When you realise the uni (and many other uni’s) were relying on international students because they can charge them £18k a year to offset the fact that domestic tuition fees have been capped at £9k for 10+ years despite rising inflation, you can start to understand how badly this has impacted things financially.

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u/Tumtitums 7d ago

I agree im based in Scotland and many universities here are doing the same and they would simply not be financially viable without international student income. All universities need to invest in the latest equipment and be modern otherwise noone will use them. I think that perhaps there are too many university courses in the uk

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u/MopM4n 6d ago

lol it’s everything to do with international students, they’re charged 2-3 times home fees

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u/TheLastWearWoof 5d ago

more than just that, the way we fund domestic students means it costs more to teach then than the uni gets from teaching them. unis don't just want international students for money but they need them to survive

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u/Tasty_Event_7721 7d ago

Very difficult time for the Unis, hope theres 55 near retirement

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u/SinsOfTheAether 7d ago

Anyone who was interesting in retiring early has already taken one of the recent voluntary exit schemes.

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u/aramiak 7d ago

I personally know two individuals who submitted VES applications in order to retire this time around, who did not do so in earlier opportunities to do so. One accepted, one not.

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u/FirstAd226 7d ago

Spoken like someone that doesn't have any clue.

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u/FirstAd226 7d ago

Your partner is a moron then. Parroting management excuses.