EPISODE · Feb 12, 2026 · 46 MIN
MI5, Labour, free speech
from The Wonkhe Show
This week on the podcast MI5 has warned universities that UK higher education has become a "prime target for foreign states and hostile actors" – so what are the risks and how should the sector respond to growing concerns about security and defence?Plus what a potential Labour leadership change could mean for higher education, and Reform's threat to withhold funding from Welsh universities over free speech.With Paul Kett, Group CEO and Vice Chancellor at London South Bank University, Ben Vulliamy, Executive Director at the Association of Heads of University Administration, Debbie McVitty, Editor at Wonkhe and presented by Mark Leach, Editor-in-Chief at Wonkhe.Intelligence agencies provide briefings on foreign interferenceJacqui Smith’s secret serviceWas there a freedom of speech breach at Bangor?
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