Opinion: The The Office for Students (OfS)’ example scenarios fail to acknowledge the harm that even lawful speech can cause on campus, say Naomi Waltham-Smith and James Murray
timeshighereducation.com/blog/ofs-free-…

Op-ed in Times Higher Education today in which James Murray and I argue that the OfS oversimplifies—or wilfully ignores—the balancing exercises that unis and SUs will need to perform under Article 10(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Why are we right? 🧵

The op-ed in today’s THE magazine is by me and James Murray on the shortcomings of the regulator’s draft guidance on free speech.

“The OfS’ free speech guidance for English universities goes too far”—from me and James Murray on how the OfS overlooks crucial balancing acts under the European Convention on Human Rights in this week’s Times Higher Education:

timeshighereducation.com/blog/ofs-free-…

Opinion: The The Office for Students (OfS)’ example scenarios fail to acknowledge the harm that even lawful speech can cause on campus, say Naomi Waltham-Smith and James Murray
timeshighereducation.com/blog/ofs-free-…

Looking forward to hearing these perspectives on academic freedom at this event

Whilst the law hasn’t yet quite caught up with my 2021 April Fools yet, the ET’s approach to the unfair dismissal part of the claim in Miller v Bristol Uni is pretty close. Wonder if Day v Phool Industries will be cited if the case goes to appeal…

Tensions running high in the house as wife prepares to see Alma mater humiliated #DarkBlues #boatrace

An article with my comments on the recent Miller case, delivered at the London Centre for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism linkedin.com/pulse/reflecti…

Great to speak this evening at the London Centre for the study of contemporary antisemitism on academic freedom and recent case law. Up on YouTube soon eventbrite.co.uk/e/responding-t…