Are mathematics faculties and funding in universities shrinking?
I was reading this article on Financial Times and I quote:
“*It is alarming to see mathematics departments under threat at universities across the UK. From Exeter to Aberdeen - almost literally the length of the country - universities are making swingeing budget cuts and maths is often in the line of fire.”*
Is this happening in other countries too? I was surprised by the article as I thought that the boom in LLMs and programming along with an all the more broader need for business management would suggest the opposite.
I am not a mathematician but I love math. Why do you think this is happening?
Article title: There will be no more games like Minecraft without maths.
Author : CHRIS VAN DER KUYL
(I don’t know how to share ft.com link. I think it’s paywalled)