Free speech? Academic integrity?

How can commitments to free speech & academic integrity be maintained in a world in which universities have become all about overseas student fees and/or big highly politicised donors?

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/03/uk-university-halted-human-rights-research-after-pressure-from-china

#FreeSpeech #China #Uyghurs #HumanRights #HelenaKennedy #SheffieldHallam #AcademicFreedom #OverseasStudentFees #HigherEducation #UniversityEducation #AcademicResearch #ukuniversities

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

The Guardian

UK Film & TV Bullying Reporting Body Secures Top Lawyer As Chair
#News #CIISA #HelenaKennedy

https://deadline.com/2024/07/ciisa-helena-kennedy-chair-1236021259/

UK Film & TV Bullying Reporting Body Secures Top Lawyer As Chair

CIISA has appointed Helena Kennedy as Chair following the launch of the bullying and harassment reporting body.

Deadline
Top UK lawyer hits out at ‘authoritarian’ attacks on legal profession

Exclusive: Respect for law being undermined by ‘disparagement of lawyers and judges’, says Helena Kennedy

The Guardian
Defiant Johnson tells China: ‘I stand behind sanctioned MPs’

Politicians facing Beijing ban for views on Uighurs welcomed to Rose Garden