With more students than ever studying at local universities, a recent report published by the British Academy shows growing cuts of humanities, social sciences, and arts degree programmes in rural, coastal, and historically underserved regions.
In response to these findings The British Academy makes the following recommendations to secure fair, equitable, and robust higher education across the UK:
The government should issue clear guidance on how far higher education providers can collaborate without breaching competition law.
Higher education regulators should monitor subject provision through an ‘at-risk’ regional subject register and funding for ‘at risk’ subjects.
Universities in each UK nation and region should work together to find opportunities for collaboration in teaching, research and services.
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