<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><head><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml><o:OfficeDocumentSettings><o:AllowPNG/><o:PixelsPerInch>96</o:PixelsPerInch></o:OfficeDocumentSettings></xml><![endif]--></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_3913"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4041">Degerli Matematikciler,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4049"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4041"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4185"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4041">Yakin zaman once soyle bir e-posta aldim. Birlesik Krallik'ta University of Leicester Matematik bolumunun kapatilmasi dusunuluyor. Bolum bundan sonra arastirma yapmak yerine sadece universitede gerekli matematik dersleri verilmekle sinirlandirilacak. Bu durum bolumdeki arastirmacilarin onemli bir kisminin islerini kaybetmesi demek. <br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4259" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4041"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4298" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4041">Bolumun kapatilmamasi konusunda halihazirda baslatilmis bir imza kampanyasi mevcut. Bu konuda destek vereceginizi umarak, sizinlerle paylasmak istedim.<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4299" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4041"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4357" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310">Imza kampanyasi icin: <a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4413" href="http://speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/no-cuts-no-confidence-at-university-of-leicester/">http://speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/no-cuts-no-confidence-at-university-of-leicester/</a><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4544" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4572" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310">(NOT: Yukarda vedigim baglantinin calismamasi ihtimaline karsi, baglantiyi kopyalayip tarayiciniza yapistirarak acmayi deneyiniz)<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4483" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310"><br>Selamlar,</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4488" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4489" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310">Ozgur Ince<br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4497" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4310"><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4171">---------------</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4128">
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of you will be aware of the unhappy situation in the Leicester
department of mathematics but this deserves a wider circulation, I
believe.
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Apparently as a result of a poor showing in REF2014 (stands for Research
Excellence Framework, an exercise conducted across UK universities to
assess research strength every 6-7 years), the new management of the
University of Leicester decided that its mathematics
department should be re-oriented towards teaching and away from
research, so that almost all academic members should re-apply for their
current jobs, and a significant number will not keep them. The
department still makes a significant surplus and I understand
that there is no question of closing it down.<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4141" clear="none">
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This is quite an unusual situation but the current tendency in the UK
academic sector (and, seemingly, elsewhere in the world) is that the
university should be run as businesses; I fear we will hear more about
such cases.<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4143" clear="none">
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If you want to support our colleagues in Leicester, consider signing an online petition:<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4145" clear="none">
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Or you can write to the Leicester Vice-Chancellor:<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4158" clear="none">
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Professor Paul Boyle<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4160" clear="none">
President and Vice-Chancellor<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4161" clear="none">
University of Leicester<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4162" clear="none">
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Andrey Lazarev<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4166" clear="none">
Department of Mathematics and Statistics<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4167" clear="none">
Lancaster University<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4168" clear="none">
Lancaster LA1 4YF<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4169" clear="none">
+44 (0) 1524 592156<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1474215673912_4170" clear="none">
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