USyd outsources student accommodation operation

Katarina Butler

The University of Sydney has released plans to outsource campus accommodation operations to Unilodge in a change plan released on the staff intranet earlier this week.

UniLodge will now manage the dayto-day operations of university-owned accommodation, such as The Regiment, Abercrombie and the Queen Mary Building on Camperdown/Darlington campus. The operational and residential life teams will continue to assist with sales, systems, customer service, residential life, and safety and wellbeing.

UniLodge will take on responsibility for maintenance, except for the Darlington Terraces and Darlington house which will be passed on to Unilodge following renovation. This means that all accommodation on the University’s main campus will soon be operated by Unilodge.

Uni:odge is a “white label operator” of student residences across Australia, meaning that despite taking on operational duties, ownership and landlord obligations remain with the associated Universities.

A number of staff roles will be made redundant as part of the changes. In a draft change plan, the University listed that twelve administration jobs would