United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 82302
Academic Freedom
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28 August 2020
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9 September 2020 · Answer
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9 September 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure freedom of academic thought and expression at UK universities.
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28 August 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure freedom of academic thought and expression at UK universities.
Source: Commons
9 September 2020
Answer
Universities must protect academic freedom and must be places where staff and students with a diverse range of views are comfortable to express their views without fear of repercussion.A number of recent reports have provided evidence of a range of threat...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-08-28/82302
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1229066
- uk · wq-1229066 · source updated 9 September 2020