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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

Another week, another university in trouble and looking to cut staff; this time University of Edinburgh.

When there is a group looking at how to re-engineer the UK's 'soft power' & policies are intended to promote 'growth' & innovation, the continuing crisis in Higher Education suggests the political class has something against universities, as, actually, if you want to rebuild soft-power & push innovation universities are a pretty good bet!

theguardian.com/education/2025

The Guardian · University of Edinburgh warns of staff cuts as it faces £140m financial deficitBy Richard Adams
Feb 26, 2025, 06:37 PM·Public·Web
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