Last week, the University of Nottingham announced that from next academic year, Music (alongside 15 other courses) will be suspended from the university’s programme. This policy — which is consistent with the University of Nottingham’s previous track record of reducing spending on students, laying off staff, and reducing course sizes — is emblematic of a broader systemic issue affecting the UK university system. The Mic's Sami de Jong reports. When the United Kingdom was a m

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