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Battle of Ideas Festival 2025

Beyond Woke and Anti-Woke

An Open Letter on the Government’s Proposed Definition of “Islamophobia”

Author: Dennis Hayes

Statement of Support for Michael Foran

Statement of Support for Michael Foran, Lecturer in Law at University of Glasgow.  Academics for Academic Freedom stand in solidarity with Dr Michael Foran, in the face of repeated harassment […]

22nd October 20241st November 2024 Dennis Hayes News

A call to arms against the Hate Speech Bill

The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 (aka The Hate Speech Bill) is back in the Irish Seanad today (Wednesday 16 October). Senator Rónán […]

16th October 202429th October 2024 Dennis Hayes News

Remember Samuel Paty

On the fourth anniversary of the murder of Samuel Paty, we re-publish this very personal Tribute to Samuel Paty by Professor Stuart Russell. We also remember the Batley Grammar School […]

16th October 202415th October 2024 Dennis Hayes News

Know Your Free Speech Rights

As the 2024-2025 academic year begins, we re-publish this one-page guide to your free speech rights at university or college. This was produced by the Best Free Speech Practice project […]

2nd October 20243rd October 2024 Dennis Hayes News

AFAF Annual Conference 2024

The Academics For Academic Freedom Annual Conference 2024 will be held on Saturday 23 November in Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Street, London. The formal Conference opens at 13.00 and […]

2nd October 20243rd October 2024 Dennis Hayes News

The Canceling of the American Mind

From universities to public office, schools to social clubs, the pernicious reach of cancel culture seems to know no bounds. While ‘cancellation’ may once have been reserved for high-profile celebrities, […]

2nd October 2024 Dennis Hayes News, Uncategorised

Sign this open letter to Bridget Phillipson

Dear Bridget Phillipson, We write as academics to urge the government to implement the remaining provisions of Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act (HEFOSA), which were due to come into […]

2nd August 20246th August 2024 Dennis Hayes News

The War on Free Speech in Higher Education

The pausing of the freedom of speech Act has failed all students, argues Student AFAF, in the first post for their new Substack* Why did we set up SAFAF? SAFAF […]

30th July 202430th July 2024 Dennis Hayes News, Uncategorised

Changing the Equality Act

In this discussion piece, Mark Lilly* argues for a change to the Equality Act 2010 There is general agreement that the effect of the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, […]

16th July 202417th July 2024 Dennis Hayes News

Academic freedom is an individual right

Jim Butcher discusses whether academic freedom in an institutional or an individual freedom. Everyone now seems to agree that academic freedom is important. But not everyone defines it in the […]

14th June 202414th June 2024 Dennis Hayes News

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