The proposed redundancies at Exeter are about more than financial pressures, exposing a growing shift towards commercialisable research and government priorities that may reshape the institutional conditions on which curiosity-driven research depends.

Academic journal deletes peer-reviewed article to protect readers from “harm”, raising troubling questions about academic freedom, editorial independence and the proper function of retraction following the removal of a Māori psychologist's article.

CAF has joined the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition to strengthen support for academics facing abusive legal threats and to campaign for anti-SLAPP reform.

CAF is launching an FOI investigation into humanities funding cuts to examine how changes to Strategic Priorities Grant funding are affecting universities.

Following a letter from CAF, the House of Commons Library has updated its briefing on freedom of speech in universities, revising its treatment of academic self-censorship.

CAF has responded to the University of St Andrews' free speech consultation, arguing that harassment policies must reflect the full Equality Act test if free speech protections are to work in practice.

Internal Cambridge training materials suggest researchers are being coached to embed EDI throughout grant applications, raising questions about academic freedom and research methodology.

CAF has responded to the Government's consultation on workplace NDAs, arguing that academics should be able to seek confidential advice from specialist academic freedom organisations after signing an excepted agreement.

Two anti-SLAPP bills have returned to Parliament as a DfE survey seeks evidence on how legal threats affect academic freedom.

After 17 months of drift, the university free speech complaints scheme is finally going ahead — giving campus free speech rules real teeth.