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The University of Adelaide has hired a senior Queensland University executive as Deputy Vice-Chancellor to head up a portfolio combining marketing, recruitment and external relations as it grapples with the pandemic impact of plummeting revenue and loss of international students.
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Adelaide University’s Council has backed a proposal to merge five faculties into three – a move union leaders warn could pave the way towards job losses and the “devaluing of education”.
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The heritage-listed Urrbrae gatehouse will be refurbished and expanded into a new volunteer centre for Urrbrae House and Waite Arboretum after it is moved and rebuilt nearby, with design plans revealing a modern extension.
China’s decision to slap punitive tariffs on a range of Australian goods has already cost more than $6 billion in lost exports, with Adelaide researchers warning regional South Australia has borne the brunt of the ongoing diplomatic dispute.
The University of Adelaide is considering cutting up to 130 full-time professional staff, “rationalising underperforming programs and courses” and merging faculties, as it grapples with the loss of international students and a looming $22 million shortfall next year.
Adelaide University Vice-Chancellor Peter Høj has warned of a higher education sector crisis unless borders reopen to international students, despite the university recording a “better than expected” surplus for a pandemic-hit financial year.
