In this podcast, Advance HE’s Director of EDI, David Bass and Adam Dawkins from the University of York discuss the challenges around freedom of speech, academic freedom and EDI and the complexities surrounding this within the context of the UK government’s new Freedom of Speech bill.

The podcast is available to all and can be downloaded below.

Published On: 23/05/2023

Freedom of speech in higher education

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Freedom of speech in higher education - podcast transcript

Published On: 23/05/2023

Freedom of speech in higher education – podcast transcript

Transcript for the FoS podcast

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