University of the West of Scotland

The University of the West of Scotland Branch of Academics For Academic Freedom (AFAF) was formed in October 2024. Membership is open to academic and professional staff at the University.

We invite interested members of staff to join us, irrespective of your disciplinary background or your political views.

We only ask that you are committed to defending and advocating for free speech and academic freedom as defined in the Academics For Academic Freedom statement of principles.

For further information or to join the branch email: [email protected]

The founding members are

Dr Carlton Brick

Dr Iain McPhee

Professor Robert Pyper, Emeritus Professor of Government & Public Policy

Follow them on X: @uwsafaf

Image Credit: University of the West of Scotland by Billy McCrorie (2018) licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.