The new Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Lord Smith of Finsbury, has said he will place the defence of academic freedom and free speech at the centre of his role – although previous statements point to a more ambivalent…
Cambridge University has thrown out dozens of complaints against an academic philosopher accused of racism, ruling that his views on “hereditarianism” and what he called the “DEI devil” were protected under its new freedom of speech policy. The decision is…
Voting for the next Chancellor of Cambridge opens on 9 July. 10 candidates are vying to become the next head of the country’s second oldest university. Our friends at Alumni for Free Speech have reached out to each of these…
The University of Cambridge has been granted a High Court injunction against protests on certain parts of its campus until the end of July. While critics call the court order an infringement on free speech, the University maintains that the…
Emmanuel College Cambridge has terminated the position of a research associate on the grounds that his published views amount to “a rejection of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI and EDI) policies”. Dr. Nathan Cofnas is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow…