In May 2022 there has been highly concerning news about proposed course closures and suspensions at some UK universities, with academic colleagues put at risk of redundancy. Some of these proposals affect Departments of Philosophy. The BPA has put out a statement about this general situation here: 20th May 2022 – open letter. We will be supporting colleagues as the situation unfolds and may be making further statements about particular universities as appropriate.
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