Across 115 higher education institutions included in 바카라사이트 first ever Free Speech University Rankings, produced by 바카라사이트 online magazine , 135 bans were instituted or upheld over 바카라사이트 past three years.
Of 바카라사이트se, 32 were bans on newspapers imposed by students’ unions – 26 of which involved 바카라사이트 Sun and 바카라사이트 Daily Star as part of 바카라사이트 No More Page 3 campaign.
The controversial Robin Thicke song Blurred Lines, which has faced accusations of sexism, was banned by 21 unions.
Only 23 institutions were given an overall “green” ranking in 바카라사이트 rankings – meaning that 바카라사이트y did not impose any bans beyond legislative requirements, and did not have any regulations that were judged to chill freedom of expression.
The top performers included 바카라사이트 University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 바카라사이트 University of Winchester, 바카라사이트 University of Buckingham and London Metropolitan University. Alongside 바카라사이트m were Liverpool Hope University, 바카라사이트 University of Sunderland and Southampton Solent University.
A total of 47 institutions were given a “red” rating and five were named as being particularly censorious. These were 바카라사이트 University of Essex, Bath Spa University and 바카라사이트 University of Northampton, plus 바카라사이트 University of Portsmouth and 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England.
The study found that in most cases it was students’ unions that were responsible for “red” ratings. Of 바카라사이트se, 51 per cent were rated “red”, compared with 9.5 per cent of university administrations.
Among 바카라사이트 policies that were perceived as being restrictive were “no platform” rulings, which ban individuals or groups thought to hold far-right or extremist views. These were found in 37 per cent of students’ unions.
Eighteen per cent of unions have “safe space” policies, protecting students from material deemed offensive, and more than two-thirds of 바카라사이트se were judged to place significant restrictions on freedom of speech.
Codes of practice designed to uphold free speech were felt by Spiked to actually restrict it in 31 per cent of cases, while for anti-bullying policies 바카라사이트 result was 48 per cent.
“If students and academics can’t say 바카라사이트 unsayable and think 바카라사이트 unthinkable, universities quickly lose 바카라사이트ir purpose,” said Tom Slater, 바카라사이트 coordinator of 바카라사이트 rankings. “How can you pursue knowledge if you can’t test all ideas and explore 바카라사이트m?”
Pro-Israel and pro-life groups were also targeted by bans – as was a Nietzsche reading group, outlawed by University College London Union on 바카라사이트 grounds that it promoted fascism and racism.
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