So reports the BBC. I reached out to the well-known philosopher of science and biology, John Dupre, at Exter, who tells me he has received a possible redundancy notice, although he is already 80% retired. He adds:
I expect I’ll go quietly to relieve the pressure slightly on people who need their jobs. I’m certainly bothered that the philosophy department that I spent 25 years building and the research centre which has a fair case for being the best anywhere for philosophy of biology will be quietly trashed on the basis that philosophers are useless and we need more computer programmers. But such are the joys of ideology…
In a follow-up message, Professor Dupre tells me that some 600 staff have voted no-confidence in the Exeter Vice-Chancellor and staff are now voting on a strike ballot.
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