Academic freedom

Lecturers’ union fears Andrew Scheer is portraying universities as left-wing ‘indoctrination centres’, with potentially damaging consequences

Funding scholarships rather than a whole new course ‘would benefit hundreds more students’

Departure is latest example of intermittent campus disruption from broader protest movement

‘This is a regime that believes you should govern by clubbing people,’ says Frank Dikötter

Committee hears claim that director of research centre lost job in row over funding from foreign state

Students schedule their own classes in protest theory, political history and martial arts

UNSW Sydney leader Ian Jacobs says Australia’s proposed free speech code could prove counterproductive

Kremlin action follows US reluctance to work with China, and comes as Moscow moves closer to Beijing

Strikes planned, welcomes canned, visits discouraged and events cancelled as campuses brace for strife

New term may force vice-chancellors to confront issue of mass demonstrations, experts say

Poland’s authoritarian government is routinely compared to its widely criticised counterpart in Hungary, and its university reforms sparked a wave of protest by students and academics fearful of political interference. But, one year on, are those concerns being realised? David Matthews travels to Warsaw to find out

Those fired and imprisoned for signing a 2016 statement condemning Turkish military action still have a long struggle ahead, says Mehmet Ugur

Agreement with controversial Ramsay Centre follows divisive internal debate

US president’s agitations seen as having political rather than practical goals

Stand-off likely to exacerbate concerns over free speech on campus

Law dean calls Amy Wax’s views ‘repugnant’ but does not answer demands for her removal

Rising numbers of overseas academics have been hit with visa denials or refused entry to Palestine, scholars say

Universities ‘on the front line’ as authoritarianism rises and other European nations may follow Hungary’s example, leaders and academics warn

FBI views academic collaboration with Chinese institutions as ‘sharing with the enemy’, says attorney for sacked geneticists

Despite win, academic acknowledges critics of tactic of rapid-fire attacks on president

Observers suggest attempts to influence campus affairs – directly or indirectly – might increase after assault on legislature

President’s appointment of new Islamic university rector raises academic freedom concerns

UK government's Prevent strategy is ‘true threat to free speech’ in universities, argues Hepi pamphlet by former US government civil rights official

Governing body gambit torpedoes court case but further isolates academic senate

Do as we say, not as we do, government tells universities after ministers reject another optional recommendation of French review

New research calls for greater support for exiled academics with a view to rebuilding the system

Endorsement of new partnership by Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin may be reaction to US cold shoulder

University president accuses US and EU of capitulating to populists

Former universities minister renews attack on Oxford’s and Cambridge’s records on access

The controversy over a Harvard dean’s defence of Harvey Weinstein is no reason to disregard the core academic mission, says Sandro Galea 

A different environment can do wonders for a person; might universities feel a similar refreshment when the UK’s political landscape settles down again?

Author concerned about lack of pushback after Italy's far-right governing party demanded removal of critical book from reading list

The literature expert on online abuse, decolonising the curriculum and Cambridge’s role in the slave trade

Australian university says board of studies veto does not directly affect approval process

Dean was removed following opposition to his role in Harvey Weinstein’s legal team

Employees and students have organised a protest, with some calling for academic to be dismissed 

English minister calls on campus leaders to do more to stamp out antisemitism

Stanford University’s insistence that its press break even is another bleak milestone in corporatisation, says David Palumbo-Liu

Peter Ridd’s victory in unfair dismissal case raises questions about limits of scientific consensus

Istanbul scholar Füsun Üstel becomes first academic to go to jail for signing 2016 peace declaration

In a managerial era, universities are challenging the traditional idea that only individuals need protecting, say Otto Hüther and Georg Krücken

The unfettered pursuit of knowledge is every university’s core value – even if management doesn’t always see it that way, says Dennis Hayes

Dutch universities are conspicuously and consistently successful. Yet their funding is declining and their embrace of internationalism has put them on a collision course with the populist right. John Morgan assesses the mood in Leiden, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Maastricht

Academics are watching to see how the University of Hong Kong will respond after one of its scholars was jailed for his role in 2014 protests

Doane University librarian suspended in row over display

The country’s recent judge-led review is another instance of the global misperception of institutional censorship, say Ian Jacobs and Susan Dodds

The expert on ancient Syria was forced to flee his homeland – but has been able to continue his work thanks to a German scholarship

Apparent moves to increase university autonomy will have the opposite effect given the government’s authoritarian tendencies, says Jarosław Płuciennik

Max Lu defends Surrey’s collaboration with Chinese giant, suggesting that UK government would ban ties if it had evidence of espionage

Academics fear global reach of new Singaporean legislation could result in censorship of international academic journals

The Chinese tech giant’s challenge for universities will be far from an isolated case and universities are not prepared for the nuanced reaction required, says John Ross 

Institution demands seven days’ notice of demonstrations and designation of a ‘principal organiser’

Controversial course proposals a test for governance, opponents say

Shin Sung-chul, who is under investigation by the Korean government, says state is starting to provide more freedom to universities but progress is slow

Incivility from US helps focus AUB students on need ‘to be the adults in the room’

American University in Cairo withdraws chair in comparative religions at request of donor’s son

Candid interviews with Chinese university presidents and government officials reveal widespread doubt that institutional freedom has increased

Vetoing promotions is a way to polarise society against intellectuals, says art historian whose professorship has been rejected

Australian government baulks at legislative amendments to clarify free speech and academic freedom

‘Hotline’ created by Thierry Baudet’s party ‘goes against everything we stand for’, says Maastricht president