Freedom of speech code

In February 2021 we launched a new report aimed at securing and championing campus free speech.

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Taking the debate forward - A new code to secure and champion freedom of speech and political diversity on campus

Press release February 2021

Radical student-led proposals will secure and champion campus free speech

Report launch blogs

• Responding to the ongoing furore over campus free speech and political diversity, three student leaders launch proposals for a robust new code.
• Three student leaders evaluate the way in which students and their representatives are portrayed over the free speech debate.
• Jim Dickinson visits the National Archives in Kew to investigate proposals on campus free speech from the 1980s.
• Debbie McVitty calls for funding and support for students' unions in pursuit of the the educational purposes of universities.

Project blogs

• A group of student leaders reflect on ongoing debates surrounding campus free speech, and propose reflection and action to tackle concerns.
• Consensus statement: Freedom of speech and students’ unions, guilds and associations – next steps

Free speech on Wonkhe

Read our collection of articles on campus free speech.