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Thank you again so much to all of the tutors and students who kindly contributed something to this video.
Sources Mentioned:
Pandemic and Beyond: https://pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c...
https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/ne...
https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/ne...
https://www.theguardian.com/education...
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https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/decline-a...
https://www.equity.org.uk/news/2026/c...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/worklife/articl...
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cgi/view....
https://www.creativedebuts.co.uk/blog...
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https://committees.parliament.uk/comm...
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https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/d...
Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:17 Exeter University: the latest victim
2:45 video outline
4:03 The value of Humanities in STEM
6:20 intrinsic value of Humanities and Literature
9:50 How Humanities are financially profitable!
12:18 the importance of critical thinking
14:25 insights from Exeter English tutors
22:45 insights from Exeter theology tutors
31:48 my experience at Exeter
33:08 Exeter University during covid
35:19 the impact of sacking tutors
37:26 why these cuts AREN'T financially necessary (a call with Dr Michael Flexer)
48:11 cutting Humanities is ideological
52:47 Exeter is a great university... as it is now!
54:02 students and alumni stand with tutors
56:50 closing thoughts
