“One UoW” is “designed to reduce costs by eliminating duplication of resources, functions and processes.”  It is presented as part of management’s continuing COVID-19 savings strategy.

The plan is to centralise support services, including in IT, student operations, finance, ed tech, facilities and research.

While there is no word of job losses, the plan is to start placing staff in the new structure from January 18. The university’s COVID-19 savings agreement with campus unions prevents forced redundancies before April 30 next.

The admin restructure follows an academic consolidation with the humanities/law faculty broken up (CMM May 28).