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Civic role of universities improves access to the arts
As the first Associate Director of Arts and Culture at the University of Southampton, and the Director of Turner Sims concert hall, Louise Coysh reflects on the civic role of universities in a time of historic low funding.
The UK has one of the lowest levels of government spending on culture in Europe. Between 2009 and 2023, UK state funding for the arts decreased significantly. The Department for Culture, Media and Spo...
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