Petition to save 'world leading' Sheffield archaeology department tops 27,000 signatures
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At the time of writing the petition stood at 27,770 signatures, with cntributions from all over the world and among the archaeology community.
It was launched following a review carried out at the university, which set out three options for the future of the department.
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Hide AdThe petition organisers say two of those options – the two highlighted as the most likely by some of the professors employed there – would effectively mean the closure of the department once current students have graduated and redundancies for staff.
They are calling on the University to back the other option – which is to continue funding the department, which attracts students and academics from all over the world and has carried out vital research, including ongoing projects at Stonehenge.