Category Archives: statements

Statement by the Suspended Students

On Friday May 28th four students attended disciplinary hearings at Trent Park campus regarding their alleged participation in the occupations of the Mansion building and the library at Trent Park. These occupations were in response to management’s unjustified proposal to … Continue reading

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Demonstration in support of suspended Philosophy staff, Monday 14 June

Christian Kerslake, one of the three members of staff in Philosophy who was suspended a couple of weeks ago pending an investigation into the recent occupations at Trent Park, has a hearing scheduled for noon on Monday 14 June at … Continue reading

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An open letter to the Vice-Chancellor and all members of the University, on staff suspensions

An open letter to the Vice-Chancellor and all members of the University, 11 June 2010. Dear colleagues, As you may know, three members of staff in Philosophy (Christian Kerslake, Peter Osborne and I) are currently suspended from the University. Our … Continue reading

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Announcement (8 June): The CRMEP is moving to Kingston University

Tuesday 8 June 2010 The campaign to save our philosophy programmes has just won a partial but significant victory: Kingston University in south-west London announced today that it will re-establish our Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP) at … Continue reading

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Campaign update 4 June 2010

1. Middlesex University management never so much as responded to the Middlesex UCU branch ultimatum on the staff suspensions. The deadline came and went on Wednesday 1 June, and at its AGM that afternoon the union branch formally declared its … Continue reading

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Professor Mine Dack, Reply to Vice-Chancellor Driscoll, 1 June

Dear Professor Driscoll Thank you for sending us this update regarding the closure of Philosophy programmes and suspension of staff and students following the occupations that took place at Trent Park. As you are well aware, many of us in … Continue reading

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Stella Sandford response to Vice-Chancellor Driscoll’s update, 1 June

Dear Colleagues, I am writing, as Director of Programmes in Philosophy and Religious Studies, on behalf of the academic staff in Philosophy in reply to the Vice-Chancellor’s message to all university staff of Friday 28 May. We believe that the … Continue reading

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Vice-Chancellor Michael Driscoll, Update on Philosophy provision (28 May)

From: Urgent Announcement [Vice-Chancellor Michael Driscoll] Sent: Fri 28/05/2010 17:21 To: All University Staff Cc: Subject: Update on Philosophy provision Dear colleague, I am writing to give you the latest information regarding plans to phase out Philosophy programmes and the … Continue reading

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Campaign update Tuesday 1 June

1. This evening at least one further student has been suspended, ‘because of [his] alleged part in the occupation of the Mansion earlier this month and, despite the terms of the injunction served, [and because he has] further disrupted University … Continue reading

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Photos from the Hendon rally and occupation 27-28 May 2010

Following a rally attended by 200+ people on the afternoon of Thursday 27 May, members of the Save Middlesex Philosophy campaign occupied a third chunk of Middlesex University property. This time, after occupying first the Mansion and then the library … Continue reading

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