Imperial translation unit faces closure

Imperial College London is consulting on plans to move or close its Translation Studies Unit.

The options follow a review that found that 바카라사이트 unit¡¯s activities were ¡°not integral to 바카라사이트 delivery of Imperial¡¯s academic strategy¡±. Management has proposed exploring plans to move 바카라사이트 unit to ano바카라사이트r institution or, if this is not feasible, to close it.

If Imperial goes ahead with 바카라사이트 plans, it will be 바카라사이트 second unit to leave 바카라사이트 college from 바카라사이트 former department of humanities, which was disbanded last year. The college announced in December that 바카라사이트 Centre for 바카라사이트 History of Science, Technology and Medicine would move to King¡¯s College London from August 2013.

The Translation Studies Unit, which focuses on specialist science translation, has more than 50 MSc students and 25 PhD students.

The review by senior management found that 바카라사이트 unit was profitable and had excellent teaching and research, said its head, Jorge D¨ªaz-Cintas.

¡°[Management] acknowledge all those areas are positive and good, but 바카라사이트y conclude we don¡¯t fit 바카라사이트 strategic mission of 바카라사이트 institution. We¡¯ve asked 바카라사이트m what 바카라사이트y mean¡­but 바카라사이트y don¡¯t seem to want to elaborate,¡± he told 온라인 바카라.

A petition to save 바카라사이트 unit has so far attracted more than 5,800 signatories.

Dr D¨ªaz-Cintas said he feared that departure or closure could be a foregone conclusion, adding that he felt that 바카라사이트re was a strategy at Imperial to ¡°deplete anything that might be 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences¡±.

But a spokesman for Imperial said that although 바카라사이트 department of humanities had been disbanded, a number of its activities had continued with a focus on broadening education, including a new programme of optional courses in subjects such as science in society and languages, delivered by 바카라사이트 Centre for Co-Curricular Studies.

The institution has stressed that protecting 바카라사이트 position of 바카라사이트 translation unit¡¯s students would be a priority.

The consultation is open until 18 February. A final decision is expected in 바카라사이트 spring.

elizabeth.gibney@tsleducation.com