UWSAFAF

Academics For Academic Freedom University of the West of Scotland Branch

[UWSAFAF @uwsafaf]

Welcome to UWS branch of Academics For Academic Freedom. Membership is open to academic and professional staff at the University.We invite interested members of staff to join us,irrespective of disciplinary background or political views @UniWestScotland @AFAF_freespeech

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

Looking forward to meeting AFAF and @StudentAFAF network members in London today. Here’s is a group photo from last year. @ProfDHayes @timcrowley_ @ObhishekSaha @JoPhoenix1 @prossertj @FSW_Wales @EdinUniAFAF @RobLaverick92 @CarltonBrick

[Michelle Shipworth @MShipworth]

😧 Threats to #AcademicFreedom in Scotland coming primarily from academics! The tone has been set by a government that has focused on #HateSpeech . @CarltonBrick tells @AFAF_freespeech conference.

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

One exciting development at the AFAF conference was the lively, active student presence. More about this later, but well done @HeatherFFS and @StudentAFAF- @_connieshaw @MaeveHalligan - If you are a student, sign up here and get involved.

https://t.co/mNUYRF6nI5

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

#JesuisSamuel For 4 years universities and the teachers’ unions have been silent about the Islamist slaughter of Samuel Paty. Will they now say anything? Too shamefaced? @StudentAFAF @SpeechUnion @ProfDHayes

https://t.co/Q9nbt807eD

[Abhishek Saha @ObhishekSaha]

The text of the 10 minute talk I gave at the AFAF annual conference, on the story (so far) of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act, is now up on the @AFAF_freespeech website.

@acadofideas @ComAcFreedom @AFFSUK @SpeechUnion @BrynHarris6 @lucaf_london

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

The UK is now ranked only in the third tier on a global index of freedom of expression due to the 'chilling effect' of government policies, policing and the intimidation of journalists. "How did we let this happen?", asks Labour MP Graham Stringer.
https://t.co/1L060B9MOI

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

That’s why we posted this statement sometime ago. @michaelpforan @GlasUniAFAF @EdinUniAFAF @uwsafaf @StudentAFAF

https://t.co/cyf8tvNOAE

[Birmingham Universities AFAF @BhamUnisAFAF]

Thank you @soniasodha for this excellent piece.
"Academic freedom – the freedom of scholars to question existing orthodoxies and put forward new ideas – is fundamental to the pursuit of knowledge and is a building block of democracy."
https://t.co/xjTUhZnI50

[Free Speech Wales @FSW_Wales]

Free Speech Wales is highlighting and campaigning on free speech issues in Wales.

Why not join us.
https://t.co/zXKxqu9i95

[Student Academics For Academic Freedom @StudentAFAF]

No more English lit degrees at Canterbury. Canterbury of all places! 🙄 https://t.co/XLxjVaC9Sr

[UWSAFAF @uwsafaf]

@QMULPalestine @AFAF_freespeech They have. We belive in free speech for bigots as well

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

Looks like this could be an entry on our Banned List. We will look into it. We are politically neutral and oppose all calls for censorship in academia. @StudentAFAF See our list here: https://t.co/oScrImqnY5

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

We have updated our list. We are always willing to receive any updates. But we repeat: An appearance on this list does not imply that we support any of the views expressed by the individuals or groups. @StudentAFAF

https://t.co/oScrImqnY5

[UWSAFAF @uwsafaf]

As a new branch we are very pleased to be sending delegetes from @UWS branch of Academics For Academic Freedom to the forthcoming @AFAF_freespeech conference in London later this month
#FreeSpeech

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

Welcome to our new University of the West of Scotland AFAF Branch. Please follow them @uwsafaf and, if you work or study at @UniWestScotland get involved! @StudentAFAF @GlasUniAFAF @EdinUniAFAF @SpeechUnion @acadofideas

https://t.co/kIE3YGZpoG

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

We have updated our statement in support of @michaelpforan with the excellent news that the @UofGlasgow fully support his right to academic freedom. @GlasUniAFAF @StudentAFAF @EdinUniAFAF @uwsafaf
https://t.co/cyf8tvNOAE

[Edinburgh Academics for Academic Freedom @EdinUniAFAF]

It's always fantastic to welcome a new @AFAF_freespeech branch to the fold, but we're especially delighted to welcome our colleagues over on the west coast of Scotland. Hello, good luck and gaun yersels', @uwsafaf!
https://t.co/cE4laJuMrY

[Prof Jo Phoenix @JoPhoenix1]

Compare and contrast.

I would like to think that the significant efforts of so many academics who have been pushing for universities to take seriously their obligations towards academic freedom *as well as* their Equality Act 2010 viz-a-viz belief discrimination have translated into these two entirely different institutional reactions and approaches.

[The Free Speech Union @SpeechUnion]

This is incredibly heartening.

[Academics For Academic Freedom @AFAF_freespeech]

Do you support free speech and academic freedom? Join the fast growing AFAF and @StudentAFAF networks. Sign up here:

https://t.co/mNUYRF6nI5