The UK Government's free speech tsar urges universities in England to safeguard freedom of speech in relationships with foreign countries. There are warnings of terminating arrangements if academic freedom is compromised due to foreign influence, potentially leading to financial dependence on foreign regimes. The government is set to introduce a new complaints system and guidance supported by law to combat censorship at UK universities.
Universities in England must do “everything they can” to ensure their relationships with foreign countries do not undermine freedom of speech, the Government’s free speech tsar has said. https://t.co/gb3s75rNJI
A crackdown on censorship at U.K. universities is about to begin as the Government's free speech Tsar gets to work bringing in a new complaints system and guidance, backed up by law. https://t.co/n9xIiroVyR
'Universities risk becoming more and more dependent on foreign regimes because they're simply bringing in a lot more money.' James Orr discusses the severity of warnings to universities to protect free speech from foreign state attacks. https://t.co/a5SuN2ANtq
Universities in England could be told to terminate arrangements with foreign countries if free speech and academic freedom is undermined, the head of an education watchdog has said ⬇️ https://t.co/jknil7pqjT
Universities in England must do “everything they can” to ensure their relationships with foreign countries do not undermine freedom of speech, the Government’s free speech tsar has said https://t.co/gJbXDWsjnx