Novelists issue plea to save English degrees as demand slumps d.gu.com/S22CX2

Humanities Degrees are the heart and the soul of any university education. They must be defended. #defendthehumanities Novelists issue plea to save English degrees as demand slumps theguardian.com/education/2021…

Novelists issue reminder of the value of English degrees as demand reduces (though it remains the fourth largest A level subject) theguardian.com/education/2021…

My life was made richer, my understanding of the world wider, my interest in politics, philosophy, psychology the broader arts, who we are as people. Save English degrees theguardian.com/education/2021…

The British Academy has found that, 'of the 10 fastest-growing economic sectors, eight employed more arts, humanities and social science graduates than any other disciplines.' HumanitiesUW English Literature UoW University of Worcester #englishliterature theguardian.com/education/2021…

“English [literature] is about history, it’s about psychology, it’s about philosophy, languages, sociology, theology. It’s about what makes us human.” theguardian.com/education/2021…

Government ‘prejudice’ against the humanities, combined with Michael Gove's reform to the English language GCSE that has been putting young people off doing A-level English, blamed for a decline in applications to study English at university. theguardian.com/education/2021…

Novelists & academics highlight the importance of English degrees as demand affected at A-level & degree level ⁦University English⁩ ⁦English Association⁩ ⁦Alex Thomson⁩ ⁦Hum&Law Bournemouth Uni⁩ #English theguardian.com/education/2021…

“Stem subjects are vitally important, but the humanities are, if not the actual heart of a serious university, at least one of its ventricles. You can survive, I believe, with a single ventricle, but only just. You will not be well.” (Andrew Miller) 👏 theguardian.com/education/2021…

Excellent article making an evidence-based case for the value of an English degree: the headline slapped on it doesn't do it justice theguardian.com/education/2021…

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As one of the Save English Literature at Portsmouth #UCU lecturers made redundant, so much of this resonates with me. Thank you to whoever wrote it for sharing it with Gina to publish and, as always, to Gina for her continued work highlighting the importance of literature and humanities subjects.

So proud of my colleague (still colleagues ❤️) Bronwen Price for her powerful contribution to the Early Modern Loneliness roundtable on “Precarity and Independence”.

Save English Literature at Portsmouth #UCU @UOP_EngLit Wishing UoP English Literature students graduating tomorrow all the best. Have a wonderful day!

Happy Graduation Day, @UOP_EngLit, Save English Literature at Portsmouth #UCU graduates from 2020! You are brilliant and I wish you all every .

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IES Early Modern Loneliness Leicester UCU AstonUCU Save English at Chester and Shrewsbury Calling all unaffiliated English Academics and those on short-term contracts as a result of academic precarity. I am currently in discussions with IES and the English Association about setting up a support framewk

for such colleagues. I want to hear from you about the kinds of support which might be helpful to you. Please DM me if you are interested. All career stages welcome.

On this day last year: @UCU held an online rally to prevent the English Literature redundancies at Portsmouth. A week later the university executive voted for the cuts 'unanimously', based on a business case full of factual errors and inaccuracies. Is your VC doing the same?