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Sussex university fined £585k in free speech row
The university is fined by the higher education regulator for failing to uphold freedom of speech.
University of Sussex to challenge £585,000 fine by regulator over transgender free speech case
The Office for Students (OfS) said the university's trans and non-binary equality policy statement had "a chilling effect" on students and staff. But the university has called the investigation ...
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University of Sussex scientists among winners of prestigious Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Scientists from Sussex are among the thousands of researchers worldwide honoured with the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in ...
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University of Sussex will use AI to teach sociology because course ‘isn’t worth the time’
I signed up for a course that’s about human society, and now we’re going to learn about it from a robot? It's giving Black ...
England’s university regulator issues record fine in Sussex free speech case
Policies intended to prevent abuse or harassment of certain groups on campus had created ‘a chilling effect’, OfS says ...
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Universities review trans policies after Sussex Uni's record £585,000 fine for failing to uphold free speech as feminist academic was 'hounded out' by activists
The University of Sussex was fined £585,000 by the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator for higher education, following the incident involving Professor Kathleen Stock. In particular ...