The higher education regulator has finally published Regulatory Advice 24 – the official guidance on compliance with new free speech regulations in the UK. This comes just a few weeks before several key parts of the Higher Education (Freedom of…
As the Employment Rights Bill slowly makes its way through the legislative process, one aspect in particular continues to attract severe criticism. Clause 20 of the ERB would compel employers to “take all reasonable steps” from third-party harassment, but many…
CAF has been made aware of a Cambridge University “Diverse Recruitment Framework”, which encourages discrimination in favour of “underrepresented groups” in order to create “a more diverse approach to recruitment process”. Among other things, recruiters are told to accept that…
An employment judge has dismissed a complaint by two researchers, who alleged that the University and College Union (UCU) discriminated against them by publicly opposing the screening of their gender critical film Adult Human Female. Deirdre O’Neil and Michael Wayne…
Demonstrators gathered outside the Oxford University Careers Services building on Tuesday to protest the beginning of disciplinary hearings against 13 students, who were involved in the occupation of university offices in Wellington Square last May. The protest is part of…
More than a dozen Western universities are reportedly planning to open new campuses in India over the next two years, including several from the UK. While overseas campuses offer financial benefits for the institutions and educational opportunities for the local…
Research carried out by Alumni for Free Speech has revealed that at least 8 universities in England and Wales have what are highly likely to be unlawful, EDI-based recruitment policies. The results, published in a recent report, further indicate that…
An employment tribunal has rejected a claim of unfair dismissal from a lecturer, who was fired from the University of Derby over “inappropriate and unprofessional language”. In the ruling, the judge wrote that the alleged “misogynistic, transphobic and ableist comments”…
At the end of April, the Secretary for Education, Bridget Phillipson, announced that a number of key provisions of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech9 Act will commence on 1 August 2025. While several important provisions are included in the…
Several British universities appear to have quietly updated the acronym EDI from “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion” to “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion”. This revision is more than merely stylistic, and could potentially have significant legal ramifications. Administrative efforts to promote gender…