UK free speech: “time will tell” if guidance works
The UK’s OfS guidance on free speech and academic freedom could have far-reaching consequences on international partnerships, but “time will tell” if it might build more understanding.
The UK’s OfS guidance on free speech and academic freedom could have far-reaching consequences on international partnerships, but “time will tell” if it might build more understanding.
International students on US campuses from some of the USA's biggest student source markets are being targeted by foreign governments, a new report has claimed.
Stakeholders warned that academic freedom is increasingly under threat worldwide at a recent UN Human Rights Council and Scholars at Risk event.
UK Confucius Institutes are not a form of ‘soft power’, but "formally part" of the propaganda system of the Chinese Communist Party, a report has said.
The UK government has announced a new package of support for Ukraine's research sector, including supporting a university twinning program and allocating nearly £10 million to support at-risk academics.
Academics and NGOs have expressed "deep concern" about the policies, which would limit the number of international staff and students eligible to teach and study at universities in the West Bank.
UK-based academics have expressed concern that they may face professional reprisals for speaking out on sensitive China-related issues, according to the British Association for Chinese Studies.
HE stakeholders have urged the Iranian government to release the Swedish-Iranian scientist Dr Ahmadreza Djalali following fears his health is deteriorating.