{"id":37138,"date":"2021-05-20T12:28:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37138"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:28:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T11:28:26","slug":"students-left-shocked-as-archaeology-department-could-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/students-left-shocked-as-archaeology-department-could-close\/","title":{"rendered":"Students left shocked as archaeology department could close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A devastating blow was delivered to archaeological students at The University Of Sheffield this morning after it was announced their department was at risk of closure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an email received overnight it was revealed their school, which is ranked fifth in the UK in the discipline, could be shut down as part of an &#8216;institutional review&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>A decision will be made by the University Executive Board (UEB) on 25 May, which could see it either close, downgraded or investment is requited to create new posts and programmes. <\/p>\n<p>The head of Department Of Archaeology, Caroline Jackson, told students the last two options would \u201ceffectively mean the end of archaeology at Sheffield\u201d despite over fifty successful years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liamliamhand\">Liam Hand<\/a>, a third year archaeology student, said: \u201cI am shocked and upset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are 5th in the UK and 12th globally, and the work we do across the board is well renowned all over, it would be a huge blow to archaeology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hand immediately created a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/university-of-sheffield-save-sheffield-s-archaeology-department?recruiter=293012001&amp;utm_source=share_petition&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=share_petition&amp;utm_term=G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUK%3ENonBrand%3EAll-Match-Types%7CtROAS-Test&amp;recruited_by_id=85fde9e0-f634-11e4-86b8-61f888ef3007\">petition<\/a> in a desperate bid to save the department and within three hour had received over 1500 signatures and growing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hand added: \u201cIt is hard for anyone in upper management at the university to question archaeologies relevance, and honestly, I am touched and moved by the support we have had.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_37260\" style=\"width: 274px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37260\" class=\"wp-image-37260 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/20210520_100427-1-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-37260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Department of Archaeology at the University of Sheffield<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeterReavill\">Phil Reavill<\/a>, an MA alumni from the university, said: \u201cTo hear that it is under threat of closure is both disturbing and deeply worrying.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What does successful action look like? \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PVN03IYXYa\">https:\/\/t.co\/PVN03IYXYa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Stewart (@DrDanStewart1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrDanStewart1\/status\/1395323410121728002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Mr Reavill who now works for British Museum\u2019s Portable Antiquities Scheme covering Shropshire and Herefordshire, called the department 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