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News Talks podcast: Sussex v OfS – what could it mean for UK HE?
We discuss why the University of Sussex is challenging the OfS in court and what it could mean for freedom of speech, institutional autonomy and the role of the regulator

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We discuss why the University of Sussex has mounted a legal challenge against a £585,000 fine imposed by the Office for Students (OfS) for failing to uphold freedom of speech.
The case, being heard in the High Court in London this week, brings to the fore questions over academic freedom, institutional autonomy, trans rights and the role of the English regulator.
On this episode of News Talks Times Higher Education editor Chris Havergal talks to Miranda Prynne about the background to the case, the key points upon which Sussex is disputing the OfS findings and the broader implications for universities and the way they are regulated.
