medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear medieval-religionists,
Herewith a public statement by a senior official at Kent.
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Letter to the Editor,
Times Higher Education Supplement,
3 October 2003
The University of Kent has no plans to close the Canterbury
Centre for Medieval and Tudor History as part of its
restructuring of the School of History ("Kent 'axes' medieval
history to save cash", THES, September 26).
We intend to extend the centre's activities to include
archaeology. Links with the Cathedral Archives will remain
and those with the Canterbury Archaeological Trust will
hopefully be strengthened. The MA programme in medieval and
Tudor studies will be delivered as advertised, and teaching
and research in medieval studies and history will continue.
The restructuring is a strategic move to build on success in
student recruitment and to achieve a grade 5 research
assessment exercise submission. It involves a reorientation
of work in medieval studies, placing greater emphasis on the
earlier period while retaining provision for the later.
Discussions will continue in the humanities faculty about the
direction of the centre.
David Nightingale
Deputy vice-chancellor
University of Kent
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Those of you from outside the UK will almost certainly be mystified by the reference to 'a grade 5 research assessment exercise submission'; it would be my wish that those from the UK would be equally so. Be that as it may, this is in reference to the fact that UK university income from the government depends heavily on how departments are assessed on the basis of the quality of their research. More time, more sweat, more tears, more forests are lost in preparing for these assessments than can be easily imagined; but I digress.
George
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George Ferzoco
School of Modern Languages, University of Leicester,
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