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March 24, 2016 at 12:13 pm
Antisemitic graffiti reported at Goldsmiths College
Following recent concerns about antisemitism on campus, the Jewish Chronicle has reported “recurring incidents” of antisemitic graffiti at Goldsmiths College...
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March 23, 2016 at 5:00 pm
KCL student convicted of terror offences
Suhaib Majeed, a physics student at King’s College London, has been convicted today of conspiracy to murder and preparation of terrorist acts...
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March 18, 2016 at 12:50 pm
Protest for free speech outside NUS offices
Yesterday, Student Rights attended a protest outside the National Union of Students (NUS) office in London which rallied various free speech groups in opposition to the increasing censorship seen on university campuses...
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March 17, 2016 at 7:32 am
Moazzam Begg challenged at the University of Exeter
Student Rights has often highlighted the need to ensure extremists face challenge on-campus, and on Tuesday, students at the University of Exeter defied the norm by standing up and challenging Moazzam Begg...
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March 16, 2016 at 1:12 pm
Student Rights at the University of Westminster
Last night, Student Rights’ Director Rupert Sutton spoke at the University of Westminster at an event asking whether students should “promote or prevent the Prevent Strategy”...
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March 14, 2016 at 1:56 pm
Westminster student named in Islamic State documents
Last week saw the publication of thousands of Islamic State (IS) documents reveal the name of another student from the University of Westminster who had travelled to Syria to fight alongside the terrorist group...
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March 14, 2016 at 6:58 am
Student Voice: Hamza Tzortzis at UKC
President of the University of Kent ASH Society, Peter Keeling, gives his take on seeing Hamza Tzortzis appear on campus following Gino Ragnoli's blog on Tzortzis' Leicester appearance...
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March 10, 2016 at 1:09 pm
Antisemitism accusations dog SU election at LSE
More evidence of alleged on-campus antisemitism has come to light, with LSE Labour Society vice-chair Rayhan Uddin at the centre of 'Zionist conspiracy' allegations during student union election...
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March 10, 2016 at 12:55 pm
New Student Rights briefing details campus antisemitism
Following the allegations of antisemitism at the University of Oxford last month, Student Rights has compiled further evidence of the extent of the problem based on monitoring of student events and social media…
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March 7, 2016 at 6:39 am
Muslim students attacked at KCL
Last Friday, two men pulled off a Muslim student’s niqab and used racially threatening language outside the Strand campus at King’s College London (KCL)...
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April 1, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Extreme or Intolerant Speakers on London Campuses between September 2015 and January 2016
A new briefing by Student Rights examines the events featuring speakers with a history of extreme or intolerant views logged across London in the first four months of the 2015-16 academic year...
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March 10, 2016 at 12:57 pm
Antisemitism on Campus – A Student Rights Briefing
Following the allegations of antisemitism at the University of Oxford last month, Student Rights has compiled further evidence of the extent of the problem based on monitoring of student events and social media…
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July 14, 2015 at 5:00 am
Preventing Prevent: Challenges to Counter-Radicalisation Policy On Campus
A new report from Student Rights highlights that, despite significant concerns about extremist activism on UK campuses, counter-radicalisation efforts have faced substantial challenge from student groups...
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October 21, 2013 at 10:48 am
At What Price? Transparency and Ethics in Higher Education Funding from Overseas
A new report has revealed Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Britain received more than £100 million in tuition funding from some of the world's most repressive regimes over the past decade, including money from Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain...
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May 18, 2013 at 2:56 pm
Unequal Opportunity - Gender Segregation on UK University Campuses
Following reports of gender segregation in recent months, Student Rights set out to highlight that these were not isolated incidents. This report details a number of events which either promoted segregation directly, or alluded to it through stated policies or promotional material...
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