A major UK university is set to revise its curriculum by replacing the term "Anglo-Saxon" with "decolonize" to promote diversity and inclusivity.

The British college is reportedly examining various historical terms to ensure they do not promote nationalism.

The University of Nottingham is reviewing the term "Anglo-Saxon" in a bid to diversify its curriculum, as reported by The Telegraph. The masters course in Viking and Anglo-Saxon Studies has been renamed to Viking and Early Medieval English Studies.

The university is also examining the term "Viking" in its tuition, as it has raised concerns about the links between "race, empire, Nazism" and Norse culture and mythology.

The name "England" comes from the Anglo-Saxon people, but their identity has become a contentious issue in academia. The term "Anglo-Saxon" has been used to describe the cultural roots of American settlers, such as when Thomas Jefferson wanted the Anglo-Saxon founders of England represented on America's national seal. Today, the term WASP, or White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, is still used as a sociological term among Americans.

Nottingham teaching staff aim to counter nationalist narratives and essentialist ideas about nationality in their module content, asserting that English identity is not unique and does not confer inherent traits.

Nottingham University is among several institutions working to challenge the concept of "Anglo-Saxon" peoples in order to combat nationalism among ethnically English individuals globally.

In May, Cambridge University Press announced its "pleasure" in renaming a longstanding historical journal "Anglo-Saxon England" to "Early Medieval England and its Neighbours." The Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic studies at Cambridge has also reportedly worked to "disprove the foundations of nationalism myths" by arguing that Anglo-Saxons were not a distinct ethnic group and that there are no "coherent" Scottish, Irish, and Welsh ethnic identities.

Nottingham University did not respond to Planet Chronicle Digital's inquiry.