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Science versus The Arts
The heritage sector, which depends heavily on the insights of archaeologists, is central to the UK’s appeal as a tourist destination, which will be crucial in reopening our borders and rebuilding the economy as the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control.
Follow the science?
It’s official: archaeology has been reclassified for the purposes of Government funding, and is now treated as a branch of the STEM group of academic disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) rather than as a SHAPE subject (Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy). The reassignment follows lobbying by the British Academy, the Council for British Archaeology, and the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists, among others.
The reason for the change was the announcement by the Secretary of State for Education, Gavin Williamson, of a 50% cut in the amount of money that the Government gives to universities to fund the teaching
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