Overview
- The honours-level module in the School of Geosciences is paused for 2025–26, with the university stressing it is not a permanent closure.
- Students who had registered were told the unit would be withdrawn and have been reallocated to other options within their programme.
- Leaders are reviewing courses as the institution works to close a roughly £140 million gap in annual turnover over the next 18 months.
- The UCU’s Edinburgh branch reports similar closures or mergers without consultation and questions how the measures will save money.
- Academic supporters warn the move risks sidelining minority-focused scholarship, while campaign critics cite the recent Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces to challenge the course’s relevance.