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How (and why) to respond to OfS’ consultation on new conditions of registration for free speech

17/09/26

What SUs can learn from new complaints about free speech

28/08/26

How to carry out a free speech “proportionality assessment”

07/08/26

What SUs (in England) need to know about the Office for Students’ guidance on freedom of speech (v4)

07/08/26

New research on students and free speech: What SUs need to know

28/05/26

The essential (revised and updated) guide for SUs to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

06/05/26

What SUs need to know about the Sussex free speech judgment

29/04/26

If your Amnesty group wants the university to sign its Defend Dissent Charter, here’s what you need to know

01/04/26

Senedd Election 2026 Manifesto Watch: Reform UK

05/03/26

Should SUs and their universities be doing more on far-right extremism?

22/10/25

Tensions on campus and beyond – legal rights and regulatory risks for SUs

08/10/25

Is the CCP interfering in UK universities through SUs and their Chinese student societies?

04/08/25

Proscription of Palestine Action: Implications for students and SUs

23/06/25

Sabbs as trustees, codes of conduct, free speech and the St Andrews Rector case

29/05/25

Understanding the right to protest and the Youth Demand incident in London

31/03/25

Sussex, OfS and free speech – what might the implications be for SUs?

26/03/25

Protected beliefs – when can an SU censor a member of staff?

27/02/25

What can SUs learn for the future from the encampments of 2024

31/01/25

How the “Prevent” duty actually works in universities and SUs

30/09/24

Gaza campus protests: two human rights law experts write new principles for universities

13/06/24

Free speech act and SUs – fines and recovery of costs by OfS

15/05/24

What happened in OfS’ free speech guidance webinar for SUs?

17/04/24

Understanding and responding to OfS’ consultation on guidance on SU free speech duties

26/03/24

Understanding the free speech legal balance

14/03/24

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