<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear WBRG-members,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">most of you will probably have heard already the discouraging news that the Sheffield archaeology department – one of the steady guarantees for high level archaeozoological research and education for decades – is facing threat of getting closed down. They are in need of support of any kind and it is urgent since the decision is due on Tuesday 25th of May. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Anybody willing to support them, please consider sending personal or institutional letters to the university administration or raise support of any kind.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">For more information see here:</div><div class=""><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/save-sheffield-archaeology/home?fbclid=IwAR1aKVYbW-nXBOpDaQ8_ATYRP98Vf2zHZSGHlH5zTGBb1tCOTj9estkjEas" class="">https://sites.google.com/view/save-sheffield-archaeology/home?fbclid=IwAR1aKVYbW-nXBOpDaQ8_ATYRP98Vf2zHZSGHlH5zTGBb1tCOTj9estkjEas</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/national-outcry-as-university-of-sheffields-world-renowned-archaeology-department-faces-threat-of-closure-3244115" class="">https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/national-outcry-as-university-of-sheffields-world-renowned-archaeology-department-faces-threat-of-closure-3244115</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">The university administration can be contacted via </div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial;" class="">VC - Professor Koen Lamberts: </span><span class=" aw5Odc" style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="XqQF9c" href="mailto:vc@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">vc@sheffield.ac.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" class=""><br class="">Deputy VC - Professor Gill Valentine - </span><span class=" aw5Odc" style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="XqQF9c" href="mailto:dvc@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">dvc@sheffield.ac.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" class=""><br class="">Executive board in general - </span><span class=" aw5Odc" style="font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="XqQF9c" href="mailto:ueb-admin@sheffield.ac.uk" target="_blank">ueb-admin@sheffield.ac.uk</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;" class=""> </span></div></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: small;" class="">When writing to our vice-chancellor (and the other email addresses) please don't forget to include the </span><a href="mailto:archaeology@sheffield.ac.uk" class="">archaeology@sheffield.ac.uk</a><span style="font-size: small;" class=""> in cc.</span><font face="Arial" class=""> </font></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There is also a petition that can be signed at:</div><div class=""><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>Search>SAP>UK>NonBrand>All-Match-Types|tROAS-Test&recruited_by_id=85fde9e0-f634-11e4-86b8-61f888ef3007" class="">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</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Christian<br class=""><div class="">
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