Biological Recording at BHAM needs you

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   Name: Mark Duffell on Dec 8, 2011

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   Name: Ben Aylott on Dec 8, 2011

   Comments: Chair , Postgraduate and Mature Student Association, Guild of Students, University of Birmingham We are completely behind your campaign . We will shortly be posting a statement of support on our website pgmsa.org .

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   Name: Steve O'Donnell on Dec 8, 2011

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   Name: Elise O'Donnell on Dec 8, 2011

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   Name: Marc S Taylor on Dec 8, 2011

   Comments: I've written directly to Professor Eastwood, requiring him to evidence Professor Chipman's assertion that "detailed consideration" was given to the course, I have appraised him of the extremely truncated period of totally one sided communication's from the university and suggested an abuse of power, resources and crass insensitivity as to the timing of it with respect to this years intake in particular. I'll keep plodding onwards,ta for now. Marc

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   Name: Emily Whitley on Dec 9, 2011

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   Name: Rachel Irving on Dec 9, 2011

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   Name: Victoria Robinson on Dec 9, 2011

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   Name: Lynn Spencer on Dec 9, 2011

   Comments: I am a 3rd year and am extremely dissapointed at the prospect of being abandoned in my dissertation year after the work I have done and money I have spent on this course. There is no other course offered in the UK that provides the same quality or is run in the same accessible manner.

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    Name: Louise Marsh on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Bryn Gough on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: Another closure on the grounds of short-termist management strategy... Do you understand the function of a university?

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    Name: Mma Felicia Yeebo on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: More course closures Birmingham?

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    Name: Jake Pembroke on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Daniel Guzman on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Daniel Doherty on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: John Handley on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: The interests of business can not continue to outweigh conservation issues.

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    Name: Robert O'Connor on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: In view of the recent report from the IEEM identifing ecological practical skills gap, this appears to be a knee-jerk reaction to budgetary contraints, without consideration of the need to train the future generation of guardians of what is left of UK biodiversity. Please reconsider this decision, or engage in real and meaningful dialogue regarding providing an alternative to this excellent resource.

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    Name: Sarah Campling on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Emily Halford on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Paula Lightfoot on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Claire Lister on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Paul Fox on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: A course of such high quality and regard should not so lightly be cast aside.

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    Name: Simon Furse on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Malia Bouattia on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Antoine Vallatos on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Lee Johnson on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Richard Aisbitt on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: As a final-year student on the MSc course and an active biological recorder and conservationist, I am horrified that the course should be closed. It feeds scientists with the expertise to make valid judgements into the biological recording and conservation community. There is no other course that offers this mix of identification and recording skills with the scientific rigour needed for the analysis of data.

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    Name: Ruth Kernohan on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: I am in my first year on the Masters course. I enrolled due to its renowned reputation, the advancement of my career and professional recognition as an ecologist. I am personally concerned about the course structure and organisation should it be running to a close. I have colleagues who are interested in starting this programme next year, who obviously also have concerns!

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    Name: Clea Whitley on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Marcus Jones on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Anonymous on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Trudi Dorr on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Graham Carter on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: We need to keep a close eye on our environment, particularly at a time of climate change, with implications for flaura and fauna. The expert workers produced as a result of this almost unique course are vital in the monitoring of these changes; the course should not be axed.

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    Name: Thea B, PhD Student, University Of Birmingham on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: I support the continuation of this rare programme. I believe that reducing educational opportunities is never an answer.

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    Name: Dee Johnson on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Denys Whitley on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Andrew Sanders on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: I am shocked by this decision and how it will impact on my studies. But not too shocked to roll over without a fight!

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    Name: K Mccarroll on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Sandra Kernohan on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: Why on earth would such a successful and well subscribed course be stopped. This country needs to educate its keen environmentalists. To cease this facility would be a huge misjudgement.

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    Name: Andrew Ross on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Mick Burton on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: As an alumni of this programme I value greatly the contribution it has made to my understanding and practice of biological recording and botanic / bryological ID. From a casual interest in plants (and none in bryology) I now submit thousands of records annually to my VC Recorders. It has also had a profound impact on my ability to contribute to a landscape wide restoration project, The Great Fen. I have written to Professor Press and the Presidents of BSBI & BBS. The latter, Dr David Holyoak, showed me the letter he wrote to the Vice Chancellor. There seems to be a lot of weight behind the campaign to save this important programme. Join in!

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    Name: Jeff Ulrich on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: Please keep this valuable program going. It provides much needed training and experience and can further the careers of some of our brightest minds.

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    Name: David MacLeod on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Dale Steanson on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: Before departments are to be cut, I would like to see the VC's salary cut.

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    Name: Denis Jackson on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Elaine Anderson on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: These courses are absolutely wonderful they should be saved, our sustainable future would be put in jeopardy!

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    Name: Rebecca Cattell on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Mark Andrews on Dec 9, 2011

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    Name: Lesley Mason on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: Another blow to botanical training! We need more training of botanists not less. The closure of Birmingham's short courses, following on from the recent axing of David Streeters MSc at U o Sussex, just shows the lack of long-term consideration of training in botanical skills.

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    Name: Tom Holness on Dec 9, 2011

    Comments: Alumnus of the University of Birmingham

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