University planning to make further staff cuts

The University of Staffordshire was previously known as Staffordshire University

A university has said it expects to make a further 40 redundancies, less than a year after announcing plans to cut 100 roles.

The University of Staffordshire, previously known as Staffordshire University, said it was making the cuts due to factors including rising costs and difficulties around student recruitment.

There were no cuts to courses planned, bosses said.

They added that staff at risk of redundancy were within the university’s professional services which includes administrative, technical, and operational roles.

“Like other institutions, University of Staffordshire is navigating the broader challenges facing the higher education sector, including a volatile student recruitment market and rising costs,” a spokesperson for the university said.

They added: “At this stage we anticipate a reduction in workforce of circa 40 FTE out of a total staff of 1,679 people.”

They said the move was separate to the university’s recent rebranding.

It was announced in November last year that the university would shed about 100 posts due to increased costs and a need to match staffing numbers to subject demand.

A spokesperson said at the time that a "turbulent student recruitment market at home and abroad," in addition to rising salaries and other costs had led to a need to reduce staffing.