University of London 'plans closure' of Institute of English Studies

By Matthew Reisz. Major concerns have been expressed about plans to close the Institute of English Studies, which forms part of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study. In a letter sent to the IES advisory board on 15 May, Roger Kain - dean and chief executive of the SAS – explains that the vice‐chancellor’s executive group was “recommending a concentration of funding into a smaller number of institutes”. More...