Tag: University
The importance of academic freedom
A talk given by Professor Dennis Hayes at Canterbury Christ Church University on Wednesday 2 November 2022. It would be wrong to assume that everyone in the academy supports academic […]
What is the point of a university?
Should a university privilege knowledge or skills? Are ideas central to its mission or should university education focus on employability? Should universities be free and open to discuss everything or […]
Free Speech University Rankings 2017
The 2017 Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR) – sponsored by AFAF – is out. spiked’s groundbreaking analysis of campus censorship in the UK has published its third annual report, and […]
New ranking exposes curbs on university freedom of speech
Written by Dennis Hayes for The Conversation. Freedom of speech is at the heart of academic life and a university should be a place where every issue is discussed and […]