Czech, Polish and Russian under threat at Glasgow University

[Patrick Corness]

Dear Colleagues and friends,





I urge you to vigorously oppose any proposal to undermine the
School of Modern Languages and Cultures at Glasgow University, which has for
many years made a major contribution to understanding between Britain and, in
particular, Russia and other Slavonic countries. Slavonic and East European
Studies at Glasgow is a recognised
international centre of excellence, attracting major funding grants. It is
inconceivable that the University could in all conscience consider plunging Scotland
and the U.K.
into the abyss of cultural, political and economic isolationism which this
proposal would entail. Any decline in university education is deplorable, but inroads
into Glasgow’s vital contribution
to international understanding and especially its unique Russian and East
European centre of excellence would be no less than shameful and disgraceful.
It must surely be the duty of all those with vision to see the genuine perils
involved to do all they can to avert such a barbaric disaster. Good luck tomorrow!



Patrick Corness
Patrick CornessVisiting
 Research Fellow, Centre for Translation Studies
School of Modern 
Languages and Cultures, University of 
Leeds, England 
p.j.corness at leeds.ac.ukpjcorness@hotmail.compatrickcorness.wordpress.com
 		 	   		  
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