This is a great essay about the precipice on which British universities now stand. Two points: (1) it's mainly STEM provision that is being or will be destroyed; (2) it singles out the mid-ranking unis (e.g. Hull, Essex, Kent) as those in the most trouble. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

UK university departments on the brink as higher-education funding crisis deepens

As a new academic year dawns, international competition, government policies and inflationary pressures could be pushing some universities to the brink of bankruptcy.

Still, carbon capture. 🙄

From the article: 'A Hull spokesperson says that plans to close the department are merely “under consultation”'. I know a senior academic at Hull who confirms that claim is false: chemistry at Hull is closing.