Mathematics is not redundant

I am not sure if it makes sense to add any comment to such a form of insanity. It is not hard too have a look at the history of mathematics, in order to understand its role in the history of our kind through the years. The science of tomorrow is written in tha language today's pure mathematics. There is no point to go through the countless examples of recent history. I wonder if this decision went through the consultation of the experts.

Pretty shameful of Leicester to do this

What a disaster the commercialization of Higher Education has been. It really is time that we "took back control" from these philistines!

Math puras es importante para el futuro.

A remarkably short-sighted and naive decision. All of the fields listed require maths, and a lot of it, both pure and applied. Any school that wants to be known as a research center in the sciences must have a strong maths program.

What an outrageous, short-sighted, and cruel decision! My heart goes out to all those affected by this.

In the 1960s topology had no applications what so ever. Now topological braiding is fundamental to quantum computer technology. Cutting pure mathematics will mean your university and the students you shepherd into the future will lack the knowledge to be part of future technologies. They will lack the deep, creative vision nurtured by abstract thought. I write as the daughter of a topolgist and as an artist who interprets topology.

Pure mathematics its more what the people understand

Shortsighted, crazy decision making. Appalling stuff from the management team at Leicester

Mathematics is an important human endeavour, significantly more important for our futures than most other endeavours. Pure mathematics drives the field, and often lays the foundation for future generations of applied science. Closing a pure mathematics department is remarkably short sighted, and will inevitably lead to the diminution of the entire university. Poor show Leicester, poor show.

What a disastrous decision, completely disregarding the role of all branches of mathematics in the teaching of maths. Maybe this is what is meant by "research-informed teaching" as opposed to "research-led teaching"?

This is a depressingly short-sighted, utilitarian decision which seems to ignore completely the nature and value of academic research and how it progresses.

So short-sighted. Can't do good data science or physics or so many other things without good mathematics.

This kind of proposal is a massive display of how delusional leadership looks like, if I ever saw one. It not only shows an utter failure in recognizing the fundamental role of pure mathematics in the computational disciplines in question, but drastically betrays the future students by completely tanking the quality of teaching in the basic math courses they need to enroll in. Take back this disastrous proposal before it is put into practice!

A similar approach was taken in Louisiana, which resulted in the decimation of departments, the departure of approximately half of the students and a consequent financial disaster.

Retired Senior Lecturer in History, University of Liverpool.

A spectacularly short-sighted move, which is moreover idiotic even from from a short-term economic point of view: pure mathematics groups are probably some of the most cost-effective in producing high quality teaching and research.

Qualche matematico puro gli avrà scopato la moglie

Please recall the role that Pure mathematicians such as Peter Hilton and Alan Turing had is cracking the Enigma code.

Three teachers instead of professionals? I can't believe that this can be proposed by an academic.