Professors Call for Consultation on Foreign Threats to Academic Freedom

Professors Call for Consultation on Foreign Threats to Academic Freedom
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Mary Clark
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As academic collaboration with other countries increases, British professors want to ensure universities protect academic freedom and the safety of scholars from hostile foreign regimes.

A number of professors have formed the Academic Freedom and Internationalisation Working Group (AFIWG), which on Monday published a draft code of conduct (pdf) for use by the British higher education sector.