The University of Durham has advertised several academic jobs which include potentially illegal requirements. The prestigious Russell Group member has previously been warned about this issue, but has seemingly done little to reform. One advert from the University’s website for…
In a resounding victory for academic freedom, the Office for Students has fined the University of Sussex £585,000 for breaches of its regulatory framework relating to Kathleen Stock’s resignation in October 2021. The decision from the universities regulator, which found…
According to minutes from an internal meeting of the Oxford Union, the members of its governing body were advised late last year that they could face criminal liability as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into a debate on Israel. A…
Stonewall is crumbling. Over the past few months, several stories have revealed how the LGBTQ rights organisation is slowly losing influence with British institutions. In January, The Times reported that several of the largest ministerial departments were no longer part…
A statement from the Department of Education has warned the London School of Economics to “assure itself of the lawfulness of speech” at an upcoming launch of a new book on Hamas. This comes amidst calls for the event to…
A CAF investigation has revealed the existence of a compulsory “EDI Awareness Module” for all first-year students of Cardiff University. In the online course, students take a quiz to reveal how “privileged” they are, learn about “microaggressions”, and are taught…
The Open University has confirmed that it has settled the employment tribunal with former law lecturer Almut Gadow mere days before the first hearing was scheduled to take place. The move signifies a U-turn for the University, which had previously…
After significant media and online criticism of the decision to place more than 200 content warnings on several Shakespeare plays, the University of West England has now issued a statement defending the move. Although the story appears silly and superficial…
Stonewall, the largest LGBTQ rights organisation in Europe, appears to have quietly changed its definition of the term ‘transphobia’. Although the change significantly narrows the scope of what may be considered transphobic under the definition, Stonewall’s partners were not even…
Michael Rainsborough has been through quite a lot. Readers who have followed CAF’s reporting over the past few months will be familiar with how he was hounded out of his role as Head of the Department of War Studies at…