More than 2,500 academics have signed an open letter condemning the move as an attack on academic freedom
Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, wrote to universities last month urging them to crack down on threats to Jewish students Universities face a growing free speech row after the Government was accused of silencing academics for “unacceptable” social media posts relating to the, the Science Secretary, expressed her “disgust” and “outrage” at two academics last week who shared posts on X, formerly Twitter, in which they appeared to support Hamas or criticise, the national research funding...
“’It is absolutely paramount to the protection of academic freedom that bodies that administer research funding are able to operate free from the whim of ministerial diktat.”has also seen an open letter signed by more than 2,500 academics condemning the move as an attack on academic freedom.
Several UKRI members also resigned over the row on Wednesday. Professor Tanja Bueltmann, a migration historian at the University of Strathclyde, said she had stepped down as a member of UKRI’s talent peer review college “with immediate effect”. “I have been made aware of some university lecturers who have expressed extremely disturbing views. These ideologies are dangerous at the best of times, but even more so when in positions of power and influence.”
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