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

Academic freedom has been shredded at Trinity College Dublin

Steven Greer and the University of Bristol

Author: Dennis Hayes

Dare we make a case for colonialism?

I am a Nigerian research student. The main thrust of my research concerns the legacy of colonialism in education in Western Nigeria. The debate on colonialism has assumed tremendous attention […]

22nd October 20178th August 2023 Dennis Hayes colonialism, free speech

Jo Johnson ‘no platforms’ no platform

The universities minister, Jo Johnson, announced today that under the sway of the new Office for Students (OfS) universities must guarantee free speech. If they do not and continue supporting […]

19th October 201722nd October 2017 Dennis Hayes free speech

Louise Richardson: free-speech hero

Over 2,640 students’ union officers, LGBTQ+ activists, academics and students have signed a letter demanding an apology from Professor Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. What did Richardson do to […]

17th September 201718th June 2025 Dennis Hayes free speech, Louise Richardson, offence, University

An invitation to join the Heterodox Academy

Jeremy Willinger invites AFAF members and others to join the Heterodox Academy: There can be no more vital issue for academics than academic freedom. The university system was founded on […]

17th September 2017 Dennis Hayes viewpoint diversity

What is the point of a university?

Should a university privilege knowledge or skills? Are ideas central to its mission or should university education focus on employability? Should universities be free and open to discuss everything or […]

17th September 20178th August 2023 Dennis Hayes University

In defence of unwise speech

Academics must be defiant in their defence of free speech. I want to defend irresponsible speech, unwise speech, offensive speech, threatening speech and vituperative speech. ‘Reclaiming Our University’, a manifesto […]

13th September 20176th November 2020 Dennis Hayes free speech, Iliad, offence, outrage

Free Speech University Rankings 2017

The 2017 Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR) – sponsored by AFAF – is out. spiked’s groundbreaking analysis of campus censorship in the UK has published its third annual report, and […]

26th February 20178th August 2023 Dennis Hayes censorship, free speech, University
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Academic Freedom Motion for UCU Congress 2017

Academic Freedom Congress instructs the NEC to bring to Congress in 2018 a statement in defence of Academic Freedom as an addition to UCU Rules Section 2 ‘Aims and Objects’.

22nd January 201717th February 2020 Dennis Hayes free speech, University

THE FREE SPEECH DEBATE

Free speech has become an issue of significant controversy. This debate will assess a number of key questions, including:

22nd January 20178th August 2023 Dennis Hayes free speech

Will preventing ‘radicalisation’ mean the death of debate?

The government’s ‘Prevent’ strategy sees the sudden psychological ‘radicalisation’ of vulnerable children and young people as the cause of today’s apparently meaningless acts of terrorism.

30th October 20168th August 2023 Dennis Hayes free speech, University

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