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‘Please think again’: fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts

Source: The Guardian World - Published: 01 Jul 2026 19:17

Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciencesLeading writers, broadcasters, academics and theologians have thrown their weight behind a campaign to save 150 jobs at the University of Exeter, amid growing outrage at a sector-wide hollowing out of the humanities.In excess of 21,000 people – and counting – have signed a petition railing against the proposed redundancies at Exeter, which are expected to disproportionately fall on the humanities, arts and social sciences for which the highly ranked Russell Group university is famed. Continue reading...