Update: St Andrews. We have written to request an internal review.
(17.04.23) Following consideration of St Andrews’ refusal to disclose the contents of its mandatory EDI training for students and staff in response to our Freedom of Information Request, we have now written requiring an internal review, saying that we will take the matter to the Scottish Information Commissioner unless the contents of these controversial (and […]
Professor Steven Greer and Bristol University’s failures to protect him: the worst case since Kathleen Stock at Sussex?
AFFS has written to the University of Bristol about its free speech and governance failures in its treatment of Professor Steven Greer, former Professor of Human Rights at the University’s Law School. The failings were so extensive that Professor Greer has written a whole book about this episode: Falsely Accused of Islamophobia: My Struggle Against […]
Student activists at Royal Holloway cause cancellation of invitation to Baroness Fox
You really couldn’t make this up…
St Andrews have replied to our FOI request
We have received a reply to our Freedom of Information request
Foot-dragging over “Adult Human Female” continues at Edinburgh University
Following the disruption by trans activists of the lawful screening of “Adult Human Female” at Edinburgh University, we wrote to the Principal
Free speech compliance issues at Sussex
Free speech concerns at Sussex.
Stonewall-related compliance issues at St Andrews
AFFS reply to St Andrews request for donations to support scholarships.
Best Free Speech Practice
We have been developing a sister campaign, Best Free Speech Practice (BFSP), which will work to identify what the law is actually going to require in practice once the current free speech bill becomes law.
Some good news: the OfS is looking a lot more proactive
The Office for Students issued an extraordinarily positive statement about free speech shortly before Christmas.
Reading University in exemplary handling of free speech challenge
Reading has handled challenges to and complaints about the holding of a seminar with exemplary fairness, firmness and sense.
