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The BPA are saddened to hear about the threat of cuts to academic jobs in the arts & humanities at Roehampton University.
We encourage you to sign the open letter and petition below, to write to the university, and to follow and signal-boost the students campaign @RoeSSAH
We encourage you to sign the open letter and petition below, to write to the university, and to follow and signal-boost the students campaign @RoeSSAH
The student campaign site and open letter is here:
https://roessah.wordpress.com/
and the petition is here with nearly 9000 signatures: https://www.change.org/p/university-of-roehampton-stop-3-2-million-cuts-to-arts-humanities-at-university-of-roehampton
https://roessah.wordpress.com/
and the petition is here with nearly 9000 signatures: https://www.change.org/p/university-of-roehampton-stop-3-2-million-cuts-to-arts-humanities-at-university-of-roehampton
The university wants to cut 40 academic jobs from across the faculty of arts & humanities, just as the British Academy ( @BritishAcademy_ ) has been highlighting how crucial the arts & hums are during an economic downturn: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/arts-humanities-and-social-science-graduates-resilient-economic-downturns/
In May this year the @BritishAcademy_ launched their flagship SHAPE campaign, an initiative which puts the arts & hums at the heart of the UK's vision for its intellectual & economic future:
https://thisisshape.org.uk/
We urge Roehampton to revise their plans and find alternatives.
https://thisisshape.org.uk/
We urge Roehampton to revise their plans and find alternatives.
The BPA, along with all the subject associations in the @ArtsandHums alliance are concerned, are watching closely, and encourage Roehampton to row back from these cuts.
#SaveUoRAH #WeAreRoesisting #ArtsMatter #HumanitiesMatter
#SaveUoRAH #WeAreRoesisting #ArtsMatter #HumanitiesMatter
