诺丁汉大学批准了一项引发连续罢工的争议性重组计划。官员表示，“诺丁汉未来”计划的制定是因为财务压力导致该机构的长期前景“不可持续”。
A controversial restructuring plan that has led to a series of strikes has been approved by the University of Nottingham. The Future Nottingham programme has been formulated because financial pressures meant the institution's long-term prospects were "unsustainable", officials said.
该计划将导致数量未定的岗位流失、现代语言和音乐学位课程关闭、支持服务精简以及传统的一对一个人导师制终止。
It will see an unconfirmed number of job losses, the closure of the modern languages and music degrees, a streamlining of support services and the ending of traditional one-to-one personal tutoring.
大学和学院工会（UCU）已在实施持续至12月11日的罢工行动，并表示如果管理层不重返谈判桌，将考虑进一步行动。
The University and College Union (UCU) is already carrying out solid strike action until 11 December, and said it was considering more if managers did not return to negotiations.
5月，大学宣布提议在未来三年内削减其7363个全职等效岗位中的609个。
In May, the university announced proposals to cut 609 of its 7,363 full-time equivalent roles over the next three years.
同时，大学表示，所有现代语言和音乐课程将暂停招收新生，并正在考虑“减少护理学科招生”。
At the same time, it said, all modern language and music courses were being suspended for new students and it was looking to "reduce its nursing offer".
大学将“诺丁汉未来”计划描述为“可能是这所大学145年历史上最大的变革之一”。
The university describes the Future Nottingham plan as "probably one of the biggest changes this university has seen in its 145-year history".
确认该计划获批时，一位发言人表示：“我们日常运营产生的收入仍不足以投资未来，高等教育面临的更广泛压力也未见缓解。
Confirming the plan's approval, a spokesman said: "We are still not generating enough from our day-to-day activities to invest in our future, nor have the wider pressures facing higher education abated.
“学生招生竞争依然激烈，通胀和成本上升等未来财务压力持续加大。”该发言人补充称，最终方案经由与学生、教职员工及校友的讨论塑造而成，许多建议“已部分或完全纳入最终的‘诺丁汉未来’商业案例”。这将把五个学院调整为三大学院，并“降低架构复杂性”。
"Student recruitment remains highly competitive, and future financial pressures, such as inflation and rising costs, continue to rise." It added the final proposals had been shaped by discussions with students, staff and alumni and many "have been incorporated - either in part or fully - into the final Future Nottingham business case". This will see a move from five Faculties to three Colleges and reduced "complexity in our structures".
大学确认将取消现代语言和音乐学位课程，但大多数学生仍可选修现代语言模块，音乐活动的课外支持将继续保留。
It confirmed degree courses in modern languages and music were being scrapped, but modern language modules would be offered to most students and extracurricular support for music events would continue.
用学生成功辅导（Tutoring for Students Success）这一基于团队的支持模式来取代一对一辅导，这种模式此前已在大学的部分地区进行过试点。
Replacing one-to-one tutoring would be a team-based support model called Tutoring for Students Success, which had been trialled in parts of the university.
UCU声称，“严重的财务管理不善”是该机构许多问题的根源。虽然减员裁员的数量比最初建议的要少，这一点令人“积极”，但UCU对员工与学生比例的上升仍感到震惶。
UCU has blamed "significant financial mismanagement" for many of the institution's problems, and while it was "positive" the number of job cuts had been lowered from that first suggested, it was dismayed an increase in staff-student ratio was going ahead.