Government counter-extremism guidelines on universities inviting controversial figures to speak has been ruled unbalanced, inaccurate, and unlawful
Speaking at Wonkfest higher education conference, Sir Michael Barber told listeners that “uncomfortable” learning was an essential part of the pursuit of the truth
The pro-life charity’s complaint to Office for Students over freshers’ fair refusals has been dropped
Reclaiming the space for intellectual, civilised debate
Freedom of speech is under threat on university campuses, as students we should be defending it
Everyone has something to say on the shock victory, so we gathered the opinions of students around the country
Head Features Editor Jacob Nicholas sat down with the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, to talk about everything from Brexit to building a hotel on campus
William Brown talks to University of Manchester alumnus and The Times columnist David Aaronovitch on politics, the student body and freedom of speech
In their second year of ranking institutions based on how well freedom of speech is protected, Spiked found that 90 per cent curb free speech
Alex Candlin argues that the best way of confronting hate speech is not to reject everyone’s right to speak as this will allow the views to continue to circulate, and will not address the underlying causes.
President of the Manchester Debating Union Jacklin Kwan on the question of free speech and safe spaces on campuses, arguing that their goals are the same and it’s just the semantics that sparks conflict
It’s being claimed as the biggest intervention by ministers in campus free speech for more than 30 years
Chaos broke out after the event the MP was speaking at was disrupted by anti-fascist demonstrators
Jo Mitchison a member of the University of Manchester’s Free Speech and Secular Society, claims the culture of not engaging with controversial opinions is to blame for the success of Trump and Brexit
Making some trivial issues to be political under the banner of free speech churns the debating ground into dogma
After Theresa May claimed the culture of ‘safe spaces’ was undermining free speech, we spoke to the Free Speech and Secular Society, the Exec team and Dame Nancy Rothwell about their positions on the controversial topic
After the controversies surrounding Peter Tatchell and Germaine Greer, is censorship at universities missing the point with the issues at hand?
Turkey’s government have proposed new laws that would restrict freedom of speech within their universities. Institutions who criticise the government will now find themselves at risk of closure
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