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Free speech & protest
Explainers and SU blogs on this topic, newest first.
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SUs are being placed in an impossible position over free speech
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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25/10/23
Campus protest is back – can universities keep up?
Effie Webb
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SU blog
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10/10/23
England’s Free Speech Act – what happens now
19/09/23
Understanding new “legal briefings” on SUs and free speech
14/09/23
How to feed in on your university’s approach to free speech
05/09/23
Round table report: Harassment and sexual misconduct
30/03/23
Should SUs and universities agree joint codes on free speech?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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17/02/23
To protect students’ interests, SUs should step up their efforts on lobbying
Jack Ballingham
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SU blog
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19/01/23
The essential guide for SUs to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
03/01/23
What is freedom of speech without theatrical debating societies? This
Laura Curran
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SU blog
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16/11/22
The Lords have been discussing students’ unions. It didn’t go well
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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03/11/22
The student movement needs another Millbank moment
Michael Chessum
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SU blog
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06/10/22
Student attitudes to free speech on campus
23/06/22
Who should pay the price for keeping external speakers (and students) safe?
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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16/06/22
What is Critical Race Theory and what has it got to do with universities?
20/05/22
What does Policy Exchange have to say about SUs and Prevent?
26/04/22
Student rights are human rights
Frederikke Veirum Høgsgaard
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SU blog
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21/04/22
What do students really think about trigger warnings
08/04/22
Student voice and Muslim students
19/10/21
SUs and “pro-life” societies
11/10/21
Universities should oppose, not just refine, the Free Speech Bill
Jack Ballingham
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SU blog
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03/10/21
MPs have been scrutinising the free speech Bill
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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10/09/21
It’s all coming up: Nine issues for SUs to prep for in the year ahead
Jim Dickinson
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SU blog
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26/08/21
How to submit evidence on the Freedom of Speech Bill
23/07/21
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