Wither the British university? (Stefan Collini, London Review of Books)
An analysis of what has gone wrong, and the consequences.
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06, 2026
21
12, 2024
Not easy reading (The Economist)
That the academic humanities engage in increasingly obscure jargon.
12
11, 2023
Being Human Festival 2023, 9-18 November
Another year of wide-ranging live humanities events in the UK, free to all.
28
04, 2023
Arts and Humanities in the UK: Where Next?
An online roundtable discussion on the future of UK humanities.
28
04, 2023
The humanities’ advantage (Higher Education Policy Institute)
A new report argues for renewed support for the humanities in Britain.
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10, 2022
Being Human Festival: UK, November 10-19, 2022
The annual festival, begun in 2014, returns this year with a rich program.
10
09, 2022
More STEM, fewer humanities (J.M. Thomas, The Spectator)
Rhetorical and ethical questions about the humanities, resolved by reducing them.
27
09, 2021
Humanities in numbers (Jo Fox, Times Higher Education Supplement)
Augmenting the humanities to address current needs in the job market.
23
06, 2021
Unearthing the past (The Guardian)
Metal detectorists bring the British past to light.
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05, 2021
Jobs for history, history for jobs (Royal Historical Society)
Eliminating history programs cuts employment and the social good.