Australia: pandemic “cost Australian universities more than 17,000 staff” representative body Universities Australia (UA) says

The 17,300 figure – a headcount covering permanent employees, casuals and staff on fixed-term contracts who were not rehired – is a likely underestimate.

UA chief executive predicted further erosion of employment this year. “The loss of any of those staff is personally devastating [and] bad for the university community and Australia’s knowledge reservoir,” she said.

Noticia en Times Higher Education