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Jun 19, 2025 41 min

Free speech guidance, R&D

from The Higher Education Show

This week on the podcast we examine the Office for Students' new free speech guidance as controversial requirements prepare to take effect from August 1st. What do the "deeply disturbing" YouGov findings about academic self-censorship really tell us, and how should universities navigate campus protests and challenging research topics? Plus we discuss outgoing UKRI chief Ottoline Leyser's stark warning about "inevitable consolidation" in university research. With Mark Peace, Professor of Innovation in Education at King's College London, Arti Saraswat, Senior Policy Manager for Higher Education at the Association of Colleges, Livia Scott, Partnerships Coordinator at Wonkhe, and presented by Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor at Wonkhe. Will guidance on freedom of speech help the staff who fear physical attack for expressing their views? Prevent data, 2023-24 We need a better quality of conversation about education and the skills agenda for the screen industries

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