The #BonfireOfTheHumanities is not just taking place in Britain and the USA.
#Archaeology is under threat at Humboldt University Berlin.
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Modern languages are under threat at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social
A university that likes to style itself as "top tier" can't maintain a functioning languages program.
www.savemlcatnotts.org.uk
#SaveNottinghamLanguages #WeAreUoN #BonfireOfTheHumanities
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#BonfireOfTheHumanities News
Leicester University consults on redundancies to academics and professional services in chemistry, film studies, geography, geology & the environment, history, modern languages and operations, with the closure of modern languages and film studies from 2026/2027.
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#BonfireOfTheHumanities "they're turning it into the University of Little England." News
Nottingham University UCU says redundancies are clearly on the agenda as the University SMT suspends recruitment to all modern language and music courses.
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The British Academy Mapping SHAPE project has found opportunities for students to study various Humanities subjects are diminishing in the regions, especially at HE institutions which make offers on lower exam grades thus attracting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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The day after students received A-level grades which could see them taking the journey to UK Universities a warning
six universities are accutely vulnerable to failure, including one Russell Group institution, with departments and courses likely to close across the board.
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Claims recently retired archaeologist, Cardiff University academic and for a time director of the British School in Athens, James Whitley has been denied Professor Emeritus status for speaking out against cuts at the University and an alleged culture of managerialism.
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#CardiffUniversity Cuts Latest
In the ongoing #BonfireOfTheHumanities
in the UK's universities Cardiff University's Vice Chancelor confirms, while
Music and Modern Language courses are to be saved, Ancient History and Theology still face the axe.
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BSc (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology
BSc (Hons) Anthropology
and
BSc (Hons) Forensic Biology
...are among the courses suspended/closed as Bournemouth University blames its deficit for a restructuring which places 200 jobs at risk.
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A Heritage Alliance report on what it describes as "the growing partnership between the heritage sector and creative industries".
The elephant in the room is that heritage & creative subjects have been shown to be among the most under threat in the #BonfireOfTheHumanities in UK Higher Education.
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The latest #WatchingBrief is an extended interview with @flintdibble.bsky.social looking at the background to and implications of, the proposed cuts at Cardiff University.
w/ @mrsoup.bsky.social
#archaeologynews #highereducation #cardiffuniversity #BonfireOfTheHumanities
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Based on “the fundamental belief that creativity, diversity, and democracy are intrinsically bound, and that the arts and the humanities can be a powerful force for social change.”
...naturally the President's Ctte on Arts and Humanities has fallen victim to the Musk/Trump #BonfireOfTheHumanities.
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In the new #WatchingBrief the latest installment of the #BonfireOfTheHumanities (and Nursing) at Cardiff, cuts incoming at English Heritage the IT crowd at the BM
& we lift a (sadly metaphorical) glass to five years of herds of unicorns striding majestically across the sunlit uplands of #Brexit.
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"How can this be what a top-ranked public university looks like in our world? A world without music, languages, ancient history, or religion."
Dr Flint Dibble with a powerful take on the #BonfireOfTheHumanities at Cardiff University and allegations the University SMT have tried to spin the numbers.
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Flint Dibble with an inside track on what appears to be a #BonfireOfTheHumanities at Cardiff University.
A reminder that the Cardiff University SMT has been accused of misrepresenting its financial position vis a vis available cash reserves, and its allegedly overly commercial approach.
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#BonfireOfTheHumanities Latest
Between a quarter and a sixth of staff under threat at Goldsmiths.
Courses at risk include,
Anthropology, English & Creative Writing, History, Music, Psychology, Sociology, Theatre as well as Performance & Visual Cultures.
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#BonfireOfTheHumanities at the University of Kent,"...we have taken the decision to phase out Anthropology, Art History, Health & Social Care, Journalism, Music & Audio Technology, and Philosophy/Religious Studies."
The Uni blames "financial challenges" including rising costs & fixed tuition fees.
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In another chapter of the #BonfireOfTheHumanities in the UK's university sector, Ancient Languages are threatened at Cardiff.
Staff & students have launched a petition to try to halt the move, including an allegation actions by the university itself have made Ancient Languages appear unviable.
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#BonfireOfTheHumanities News
Courses including Anthropology English, Music and Audio Technology, Philosophy and Art History under threat at the University of Kent Canterbury and Medway.
Health and Health Care also threatened.
The University blames, among other factors, the impact of #Brexit.
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"We are appalled to learn that Oxford Brookes plans to reduce the staffing of this excellent [History] department by four out of six history professors."
There's #BonfireOfTheHumanities going on in UK Higher Education with next to no organised debate or campaigning about the impact nationally.
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There is a #BonfireOfTheHumanities going on in the UK Higher Education sector.
Archaeology, History and Classics departments have been among the victims, but one of the latest is the Music Department at Oxford Brooke's University.
Staff of the department have issued an open letter.
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