The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial The government should not stand aloof as a crisis unfolds in our universities. A new settlement is needed In one of David Lodge’s famous campus novels, a young English literature lecturer pictures her university as “the ideal human community, where ……

The Guardian view on campus cuts: academics pay a high price for Westminster’s mistakes | Editorial

'My university course made me who I am - now it's being cut' - BBC News Universities are cutting jobs to make financial savings, with students and staff bearing the brunt.

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Cardiff’s closure of modern languages will tongue-tie its humanities The global examination of culture is not possible without languages at degree level, say Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley

‘Global’ Humanities without degree-level language study? We don’t think so. Read Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Charles Burdett and Emma Cayley’s article on THE: www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/card...

There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students. Ruairi Cullen explains

Launched today, this British Academy's pilot project maps changes in provision of UK undergraduate courses in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. 'Cold spots in SHAPE subject access matter. These subjects play a vital and vibrant role in university life, developing critical thinking'. 1/3 #UKHE

Image of the full text of the Call for Papers in English, which can also be found at https://www.spanishinsociety.com/events

The CfP for the 2025 Spanish in Society conference (Bristol, 5-6 June 2025) is open until 30 November, with confirmed keynote speakers @nelsonlflores.bsky.social, Nicola Bermingham and Daniel Amarelo: www.spanishinsociety.com/events @jameshawkey.bsky.social

There are three bursaries available and specially reserved to study on the new MA in 2025/6 - plus more funding opportunities at the following link: www.sas.ac.uk/postgraduate.... Pls do spread the word!