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<div>we're devastated to let you know that the Department of Archaeology in Sheffield is facing closure. Staff were told in a meeting yesterday (19th May), after a review which has been going on for the past few months. </div>
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<div>I'm sure that many on this list will agree that Sheffield has been incredibly important for the archaeology community for a long time. The department has trained or hosted many students and researchers and I hope it's not over the top to say that it has
played a large part in growing the importance and vibrancy of our field.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">In the meeting staff were told that there are these three options: </div>
<div class="gmail_default">(A) support and invest in the department to ensure the future of archaeology at Sheffield; </div>
<div class="gmail_default">(B) discontinue archaeology as a subject at Sheffield and make all the staff redundant; </div>
<div class="gmail_default">(C) discontinue archaeology as a department, but retain aspects of archaeological research and education (human osteology and cultural heritage), and make remaining staff redundant.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">It was strongly perceived that the pro Vice Chancellor's preference was NOT for option A, although she did not say it specifically. Options B and C are really the same, with a slight variation and the opportunity to save a couple
of staff from the sack.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">The University Executive Board (UEB) will make its decision at a meeting <b>next Tuesday (25th May).</b><br>
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<div class="gmail_default">As you can imagine the whole department is absolutely devastated by this news and we are rallying round to call for messages of solidarity from as far and wide as possible. We need to act very swiftly to make our voice heard before
that meeting. As you can imagine it is a hugely stressful situation, in which staff are confronting the potential loss of their jobs as well as all that they have built in many years of love and dedication.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">So what can we do to help?</div>
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<div class="gmail_default"><b>The department is asking people to email</b>:</div>
<div class="gmail_default">1. the University Executive Board (UEB) - <a href="mailto:ueb-admin@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">ueb-admin@sheffield.ac.uk</a>; </div>
<div class="gmail_default">2. the Vice chancellor (Professor Koen Lamberts) - <a href="mailto:vc@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">vc@sheffield.ac.uk</a>;</div>
<div class="gmail_default">3. and the Deputy Vice Chancellor - <a href="mailto:dvc@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">dvc@sheffield.ac.uk</a>; </div>
<div class="gmail_default">and based on the reputation of the department in sheffield and the importance of archaeology and osteology, request they vote in favour of option A.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">Please do make sure that all messages are also sent to the department, so that we can keep track of them: <a href="mailto:archaeology@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">archaeology@sheffield.ac.uk</a> </div>
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<div class="gmail_default"><b>Please also sign the petition</b> available at: <a href="https://www.change.org/p/university-of-sheffield-save-sheffield-s-archaeology-department?recruiter=293012001&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUK%3ENonBrand%3EAll-Match-Types%7CtROAS-Test&recruited_by_id=85fde9e0-f634-11e4-86b8-61f888ef3007&fbclid=IwAR2DODuumy3BJ7xRFCMHhRBYQyxDNo2xJc2UErBnuip98O8Wfs6Ec1K5xV4" target="_blank">https://www.change.org/p/university-of-sheffield-save-sheffield-s-archaeology-department?recruiter=293012001&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUK%3ENonBrand%3EAll-Match-Types%7CtROAS-Test&recruited_by_id=85fde9e0-f634-11e4-86b8-61f888ef3007&fbclid=IwAR2DODuumy3BJ7xRFCMHhRBYQyxDNo2xJc2UErBnuip98O8Wfs6Ec1K5xV4</a></div>
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<div class="gmail_default">Many thanks for your support.</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">Best wishes,</div>
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<div class="gmail_default">Mauro, on behalf of the Sheffield Zooarchaeology Lab and of the archaeology department</div>
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<b><span style="font-size:9pt">Mauro Rizzetto</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)">Formerly at the Department of Archaeology, Sheffield University<font>, UK</font></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a href="https://sheffield.academia.edu/MRizzetto" target="_blank">Academia</a> <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mauro_Rizzetto" target="_blank">ResearchGate</a>
<a href="http://www.aiaz.it" target="_blank">AIAZ</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)">Find out about our <a href="https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses/2021/osteoarchaeology-msc" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">MSc in Osteoarchaeology</a> programme</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)">Find out about our <a href="http://www.shef.ac.uk/archaeology/research/zooarchaeology-lab/short-course" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Zooarchaeology Short Courses</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:8pt; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-zooarchaeology-9780199686476?cc=gb&lang=en" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Oxford Handbook of Zooarchaeology</a></span></p>
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