Academic freedom in the U.K.: legal and normative protection in a comparative context [Report for the University and College Union]
- Submitting institution
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University of Lincoln
- Unit of assessment
- 23 - Education
- Output identifier
- 26811
- Type
- N - Research report for external body
- DOI
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- Commissioning body
- University and College Union
- Month
- December
- Year
- 2017
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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1
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Double-weighted statement
- H.E staff frequently complain that their academic freedom is being reduced. However, prior to this detailed report, no large scale study of the effectiveness of the de jure and de facto protection for academic freedom in the UK had been attempted. Utilising data from over 2300 UK academics and 4200 academics in the EU, the report reveals a high level of ignorance of academic freedom in UK academia, and a widespread incidence of abuses of academic freedom. This report caused the UCU to submit a complaint to UNESCO that the legal protection for academic freedom in the UK is inadequate.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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