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University of Leicester moves to make all pure maths professors redundant
Original: University of Leicester to make redundant all pure math professors (2021)
The University of Leicester informed its entire cohort of pure mathematics professors in 2021 that their positions were at risk of redundancy, triggering a major restructuring of the mathematics department. The move drew widespread criticism from academics and mathematicians, who saw it as an attack on fundamental research and on job security in UK higher education, with many fearing other universities could follow suit.
Why now: The university's decision to axe a whole academic discipline's senior staff raised alarm about the erosion of pure research and employment conditions in higher education.
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