Jointly with the Chair of Women in German Studies (W+IGS) and President of the German Language Association (GLA), the President of the Association for German Studies of Great Britain and Ireland (AGS), Peter Davies has sent a letter to the Principal and Chief of Court at the Heriot-Watt University opposing proposed staff cuts to the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies and threats to close German and Chinese.
A petition to support our colleagues at Heriot-Watt can be found here: here’s a reminder of the campaign and petition to support our colleagues there: https://heriotwatt.web.ucu.org.uk/2026/02/05/save-lincs-petition/
The full letter can be read here: