21 Apr 2023

Otago University braces for staff cuts

From Morning Report, 7:21 am on 21 April 2023

The University of Otago is bracing for large scale staff redundancies as the institution grapples with a drop in enrolments.

Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Helen Nicholson told students in an email that the university is considering some hard decisions to ensure it is sustainable into the future.

Nobody from the University was available to speak to us this morning.

Public conversations recorded in partnership with the University of Otago Photo:

Tertiary Education Union's Kaiwhakahaere and organiser at Otago Phil Edwards spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.