Placard-carrying University of Otago staff and students march from the University Union lawn towards the university registry yesterday to protest against proposed staff cuts. Photo: Gregor RichardsonHundreds of University of Otago staff and students marched yesterday against plans to cut more than 180 jobs. Chanting participants in the march, which started at 12.15pm on the University Union lawn, called on vice-chancellor Prof Harlene Hayne to scrap plans to cut 182 full-time equivalent general staff jobs. Tertiary Education Union organiser Shaun Scott was ''really pleased with the turnout'' from academic staff and students, as well as from general staff. A huge number of staff had made submissions against the cuts and the union hoped the university would be receptive, Mr Scott said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 23, 2017 18:11 UTC