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Help Us Make the Case Against HE Funding Cuts by Taking our Flash Survey

Take action now against the Government’s plans to impose a catastrophic 50% cut in funding for higher education in England – take our brief survey and use your story to speak out.

Published: 21 May 2021 | 2:26 PM
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The information you give will be used to protect HE funding from these cuts in campaign and lobbying communications. Photo credit: Disabled and Here / Justin Katigbak

People across the creative industries are speaking out about Gavin Williamson’s plans to impose a catastrophic 50% cut to Government funding for higher education (HE) music and arts subjects in England.

We all know what this funding cut will mean for students, universities, and the future of the UK’s £102 bn creative industries.

Help us make the case to the Government. Share your story by filling in our flash survey.

What to expect

The survey has three main parts:

  • A few questions so that we can get useful statistics to use as evidence
  • Space for you to share your thoughts on and experiences of music and arts subjects at HE level
  • Optional equality, diversity and inclusion monitoring questions.

It is likely to take about three to five minutes to complete.

Please only fill in the survey if you are based in, work in, or study in England. This is because Gavin Williamson’s proposed 50% cut to Government funding will affect HE institutions in England only.

Forms and surveys aren’t the most exciting, but they really do help

The information you give will be used to protect HE funding from these cuts in campaign and lobbying communications such as MP briefings, letters to Ministers, social media content, and press releases.

Take the survey now.

Be sure your voice is heard. Email your MP and write to the Secretary of State for Education using our template letters. Find out how in our campaign hub.

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