Month: March 2022
Edinburgh Academics for Academic Freedom launched in March 2022 with the following founder members (listed alphabetically): Dr Arianna Andreangeli, Senior Lecturer in European Law, Edinburgh Law School Dr Shereen Benjamin, Senior Lecturer in Primary Education, Moray House School of Education and Sport Professor Jonathan Hearn, Professor of Political and Historical Sociology, School of Social […]
We regard academic freedom – the duty of universities to ensure that their members can pursue whatever lines of enquiry they deem appropriate in their teaching, research and public engagement – as foundational in a democracy. In some parts of the world, academics face threats to their lives as well as their livelihoods for their […]
The University of Edinburgh branch of Academics for Academic Freedom has been created to advocate for academic freedom at our university. We invite interested members of the academic community – staff and students – to join us. You’re welcome irrespective of your disciplinary background, role in the University, or political views.. We ask only that […]
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