🚨 BREAKING: Following CAF’s intervention, SOAS, University of London has confirmed that BRISMES — a leading scholarly association for Middle Eastern studies — will withdraw its mandatory “land-acknowledgement” requirement for its 2026 annual conference. The policy forced

“I’d always just taken for granted that as a British citizen, we had rights ... freedom to enquire, freedom to think, freedom to speak. “I’m almost a reluctant philanthropist, because to me, this should be something that’s a constitutional principle." Telegraph profile of CAF's

An academic has been suspended by Manchester University for using the n-word during a disciplinary meeting while defending a colleague’s use of language. His case lays bare how little protection newly commenced campus free-speech duties actually provide. https://t.co/DaM8rpofo3

🚨 BREAKING: CAF has uncovered a line in all standard academic job descriptions at the University of Greenwich that requires staff to “adhere to and promote” the university’s EDI policies, including an “Anti-Racist Pledge”, “microaggression” training, and “all-faculty

🚨 Victory for academic freedom: SOAS has confirmed that a critical race theory-inspired compulsory “land-acknowledgement” rule for attendees at an upcoming conference has been scrapped. CAF’s intervention made the difference — find out more here: https://t.co/lYe1lzy9P7

Well done @KCLFreeSpeech A promised protest by the KCL branch of Your Party failed to materialise. A quiet night for the substantial security presence.

@ComAcFreedom bloody good work! ⭐

Brilliant event organised by @KCLFreeSpeech , with @johnarmstrong5 and @HJoyceGender as speakers, on universities and debates on sex and gender. Harsh words for HE managers who’ve allowed ideological capture, also noting how the issues dominate subjects mostly studied by women.

The @KCLFreeSpeech society first speaker meeting is in progress: ‘How Have Universities Failed To Handle The Debate Around Sex And Gender’ with @HJoyceGender and @johnarmstrong5. No disruption so far.

The @KCLFreeSpeech society first speaker meeting is in progress: ‘How Have Universities Failed To Handle The Debate Around Sex And Gender’ with @HJoyceGender and @johnarmstrong5. No disruption so far.

🚨 Victory for academic freedom: SOAS has confirmed that a critical race theory-inspired compulsory “land-acknowledgement” rule for attendees at an upcoming conference has been scrapped. CAF’s intervention made the difference — find out more here: https://t.co/lYe1lzy9P7

Cambridge’s vice-chancellor has said that Reform UK figures have been meeting with university leaders and signalling plans to abolish the OfS. A leaked discussion reveals fears across the sector of “Trump-style” political intervention in higher education. https://t.co/CmZStHTb5W

Really important to read. Where activists have taken over, abusing the privilege they have of academic positions, and force compliance with the likes of CRT, you can be sure that the degrees which will result will be worth very little.

🚨 BREAKING: CAF has uncovered a line in all standard academic job descriptions at the University of Greenwich that requires staff to “adhere to and promote” the university’s EDI policies, including an “Anti-Racist Pledge”, “microaggression” training, and “all-faculty

🧵 1/4 Great to see CAF’s work cited in Parliament, where @DavidAltonHL tabled a question asking the Government what assessment it had made of our report warning the new #freespeech complaints scheme under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act may not operate until 2030.

Our new Threats to Freedom bulletin goes out weekly with the key UK academic freedom stories: investigations, EDI mandates, legal breaches and the quiet procedural changes that rarely make headlines. Next issue out this evening—sign up here to receive it! https://t.co/KpQikYsTc5

It was a pleasure for @MShipworth and me to see @LauraTrottMP today to discuss the ongoing challenges to free speech and academic freedom. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act was designed to address many of these challenges. The Government has implemented HEFSA’s key

🚨 BREAKING: CAF’s latest investigation has revealed that Britain’s flagship research agency, which manages around £10bn of public money every year, is imposing equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) conditions on its grants—and in the process risks undermining the government’s

CAF’s latest investigation has revealed that Britain’s flagship research agency, which manages around £10bn of public money every year, is imposing EDI conditions on its grants—and in the process risks undermining the government’s AI-led growth strategy. https://t.co/r5z6reNG6U

2/4 This follows Labour’s decision in July 2024 to pause commencement of the Act, and scale back the planned OfS complaints scheme. The core free-speech duties have now come into force, but the enforcement machinery remains largely on paper. https://t.co/VfsXotUYMC