National university announces first round of job cuts

The first of several rounds of job cuts has been announced by the Australian National University (ANU), as it continues to grapple with its dire financial position, writes Monte Bovill for ABC News.

After years of operating deficits, the university has been seeking to make AU$250 million (US$162 million) in savings by the end of the year, including AU$100 million to come from salaries.

ANU Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell said the university was now just over halfway towards their salary savings target, made mostly through voluntary redundancies. The first of several “change proposals” has been released by the ANU, focusing on the institute’s information technology services, information security office, and planning and service performance division. A total of 37 jobs are proposed to be cut, representing a reduction of between 9% and 14% of staff for each of those three areas.
Full report on the ABC News site