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Free speech & protest
107 pieces carry this tag, newest first.
Can students send “grossly offensive” emails to SU officers and claim “free speech”?
11/03/24
SUs, free speech, the equality act, controversial beliefs and the interactions with democracy
18/02/24
OfS consults on (and answers questions on) free speech
14/02/24
How to respond to OfS’ consultation on new free speech duties for SUs
14/12/23
How to respond to OfS’ consultation on its new free speech complaints scheme
14/12/23
Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs) and new “foreign influence” regulation
29/11/23
SU staff and free speech
21/11/23
When is it right to “interfere” in the free speech of student activists, officers or student groups?
26/10/23
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
The essential guide for SUs to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
03/01/23
Student attitudes to free speech on campus
23/06/22
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
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
How to submit evidence on the Freedom of Speech Bill
23/07/21
How to understand the so-called “culture wars”
15/07/21
How do people feel about the “culture wars”?
11/06/21
What SU trustees need to know about free speech and SUs
11/03/21
How should SUs respond to DfE’s proposed free speech “standards”?
19/02/21
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