Committee for Academic Freedom

@ComAcFreedom

The law has changed. The culture hasn’t. Exposing threats to academic freedom in UK universities — and pushing institutions to meet their free-speech duties.

London

afcomm.org.uk

Joined October 2023

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Committee for Academic Freedom
@ComAcFreedom
Aug 18
STATEMENT: The Committee for Academic Freedom (CAF) was troubled to see academics smeared from the stage at last night’s vigil for Jason Arday in Trafalgar Square. As reported by several national media outlets, Diane Abbott MP claimed that “other professors” had waged a
Committee for Academic Freedom
@ComAcFreedom
Aug 20
STATEMENT: The Committee for Academic Freedom (CAF) is deeply concerned by Ghent University’s (@ugent’s) suspension of Dr Nathan Cofnas. While we take no view on the merits of Dr Cofnas’s — or any other scholar’s — views beyond the question of whether they are lawful, the reasons
Committee for Academic Freedom
@ComAcFreedom
Aug 15
Everyone at the Committee for Academic Freedom is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr Jason Arday. Over recent weeks, difficult but important questions have been raised about events surrounding his academic career, but those are matters for another day. There was, as
Jason Arday, professor at centre of Cambridge plagiarism row, found dead
From theguardian.com
Committee for Academic Freedom
@ComAcFreedom
Aug 13
Cambridge Professor Priyamvada Gopal has written on the Jason Arday affair. Her diagnosis of what went wrong? Institutional EDI has been hollowed out by neoliberalism, with inspirational narratives and conspicuous appointments substituting for meaningful structural change. This
Committee for Academic Freedom
@ComAcFreedom
Aug 13
The University of Cambridge has announced an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Jason Arday’s appointment and his time at the university, following weeks of questions about his academic record and the process by which he was appointed Professor of