8th October 2005, 05:20 PM
As a graduate of the said institution (albeit in history rather than archaeology - I only turned to the dark side of the force in later life) I was also saddened by the news but I fear that Curator Kid is right in that it's a done deal. The college started off as a teacher training institute and, in common with many other colleges underwent a huge expansion programme in the late 80s early 90s. It appears that the college management have now decided to go back to their roots and concentrate on teacher training as their main 'product'. I'm not sure there's a whole lot that can be done and I have to say, that if there isn't the will to have archaeology at Newport I'd rather the course come to an end rather than limp along without any support from the top.