Fwd: Foundations of Computer Science at the University of Leicester
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Joao Marcos
Feb 6, 2021, 7:12:10 AM2/6/21
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Dear all,
We would like to ask for support from the community against the threat of
redundancy to staff in Foundations of Computer Science at University of
Leicester. Please consider signing this petition and leaving a comment:
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/foco-is-not-redundant
Some background: University of Leicester is currently implementing a
"Shaping for Excellence" plan that aims to make at least 60 people
redundant. As part of this, the University wants to get rid of all 8 staff
in pure maths and of all (up to 10, exact number to be determined) staff
in Foundations of Computer Science whose past (!) research is not deemed
to be close enough to the new priority areas of Artificial Intelligence,
Data Mining, Computational Modelling and Digitalisation. This is based on
the short-sighted and ill-informed view that theoretical research is not
useful and not needed for the new strategic directions.
It would be great if you could sign the petition and possibly forward the
link to your colleagues and others in your networks who may not yet have
received it.
Thanks,
Thomas Erlebach <t.erl...@MCS.LE.AC.UK>
P.S.: Here is a separate petition for supporting our colleagues in
Mathematics:
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mathematics-is-not-redundant
Dear all,
We would like to ask for support from the community against the threat of
redundancy to staff in Foundations of Computer Science at University of
Leicester. Please consider signing this petition and leaving a comment:
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/foco-is-not-redundant
Some background: University of Leicester is currently implementing a
"Shaping for Excellence" plan that aims to make at least 60 people
redundant. As part of this, the University wants to get rid of all 8 staff
in pure maths and of all (up to 10, exact number to be determined) staff
in Foundations of Computer Science whose past (!) research is not deemed
to be close enough to the new priority areas of Artificial Intelligence,
Data Mining, Computational Modelling and Digitalisation. This is based on
the short-sighted and ill-informed view that theoretical research is not
useful and not needed for the new strategic directions.
It would be great if you could sign the petition and possibly forward the
link to your colleagues and others in your networks who may not yet have
received it.
Thanks,
Thomas Erlebach <t.erl...@MCS.LE.AC.UK>
P.S.: Here is a separate petition for supporting our colleagues in
Mathematics:
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/mathematics-is-not-redundant
Valeria de Paiva
Feb 7, 2021, 11:07:03 AM2/7/21
to Joao Marcos, Lista acadêmica brasileira dos profissionais e estudantes da área de LOGICA
obrigada por postar os abaixo-assinados, Joao! assinados, claro.
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Walter Alexandre Carnielli
Feb 7, 2021, 1:54:01 PM2/7/21
to Valeria de Paiva, Joao Marcos, Lista acadêmica brasileira dos profissionais e estudantes da área de LOGICA
Também assinada, com comentários...
W.
Em dom., 7 de fev. de 2021 às 13:07, Valeria de Paiva
<valeria...@gmail.com> escreveu:
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> Você recebeu essa mensagem porque está inscrito no grupo "LOGICA-L" dos Grupos do Google.
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Walter Carnielli, Professor
Centre for Logic, Epistemology and the History of Science and
Department of Philosophy
University of Campinas –UNICAMP
13083-859 Campinas -SP, Brazil
Phone: (+55) (19) 3521-6517
Institutional e-mail: walter.c...@cle.unicamp.br
Website: http://www.cle.unicamp.br/prof/carnielli
W.
Em dom., 7 de fev. de 2021 às 13:07, Valeria de Paiva
<valeria...@gmail.com> escreveu:
> Você recebeu essa mensagem porque está inscrito no grupo "LOGICA-L" dos Grupos do Google.
> Para cancelar inscrição nesse grupo e parar de receber e-mails dele, envie um e-mail para logica-l+u...@dimap.ufrn.br.
> Para ver essa discussão na Web, acesse https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/d/msgid/logica-l/CAESt%3DXv8HpTFK%3DJ8wu9HpsthhfiToPYZYyaaa94ZnwGZOmOEqg%40mail.gmail.com.
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Walter Carnielli, Professor
Centre for Logic, Epistemology and the History of Science and
Department of Philosophy
University of Campinas –UNICAMP
13083-859 Campinas -SP, Brazil
Phone: (+55) (19) 3521-6517
Institutional e-mail: walter.c...@cle.unicamp.br
Website: http://www.cle.unicamp.br/prof/carnielli
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