From suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org Fri Jul 24 01:06:36 2026 From: suchith.anand at ethicaldatainitiative.org (Suchith Anand) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:06:36 +0100 Subject: [Responsible-digital-futures] Supporting Humanities and Social Science Message-ID: Dear colleagues, Thank you all for the huge support and solidarity for defending Humanities and Social Science. Over 35000 have signed the petition to stop redundancies at the University of Exeter. Details at https://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/geoforall/2026-July/006684.html This Guardian Editorial on 20 July 2026 highlights the importance of Literature, the arts and social sciences. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/20/the-guardian-view-on-humanities-cuts-in-universities-academic-departments-are-more-than-cost-centres The UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham is a Humanities graduate. In 2023, Andy gave this excellent interview about his experience studying a Humanities degree. Humanities Degrees - An Interview with Andy Burnham https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dJGnGiYy7T4&pp=iggUQAFKEF91OFZlaUloX2lrcnhlSU0%3D I request the UK Government to support Humanities and Social Science in all UK universities. Best wishes Suchith Professor Suchith Anand Professor of Practice in Science Policy | Senior Adviser to Governments and International Organisations | Scientist | Global Citizen | Science Diplomacy | SDG Volunteer and Advocate https://spspa.exeter.ac.uk/people/profile/index.php?username=sa1131 https://ethicaldatainitiative.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: