Bristol’s sacking of David Miller imperils academic freedom
The silence of other universities about an apparent clampdown on lawful speech is a betrayal of their mission, says Jonathan Rosenhead
The silence of other universities about an apparent clampdown on lawful speech is a betrayal of their mission, says Jonathan Rosenhead
Jonathan Rosenhead points out the double standard involved when a government responsible for the counter-terrorism Prevent strategy and apparently for tacitly supporting the closing-down of...
Baroness Deech tells parliamentary committee that UK universities are ‘complicit’ in censoring lawful speech while giving hate preachers access to students
Jo Johnson’s support for free expression unravels when it comes to Palestine, says Jonathan Rosenhead
Researchers from 72 institutions say they will not visit Israeli higher education institutions, act as referees, or participate in conferences
UK vice-chancellors are “opposed to any academic boycott of Israeli universities” (“Universities UK confirms opposition to Israel boycott”, 3 June). Boycotts, they say, are “inimical to academic...
Lecturer agrees an out-of-court settlement after the UCU sought to reclaim its legal costs
Alison Wolf praises what she calls the "peasants' revolt" at the London School of Economics that started the avalanche that buried the previous Quality Assurance Agency regime ( THES , May 30). But...
The academic boycott of Israel (“Unity amid divisions”, Features, 17 July) is a boycott of institutions not individuals, and there has been a tidal shift of opinion in favour of a boycott – this week...
We are all members of the Association of University Teachers/University and College Union. We are also members of BRICUP, the British Committee for Universities in Palestine, an organisation...
Union seeks court clearance to bill lecturer in failed anti‑Semitism claim
I read with incredulity the latest outburst from Alan Dershowitz - his threat to "devastate and bankrupt" those British academics who support an academic boycott of Israel. He clearly hasn't yet...
We write as members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme who are concerned that negotiations over the future of our pension scheme are based on the projection of a very large deficit based on an...