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We can exclusively reveal that a high-level investigation into the possible presence of “extremists” on our campus has detected at least four members of academic staff who not only display an...

Scottish universities will not be subject to the same government rules on preventing “non-violent extremism” as their English and Welsh counterparts. The government’s Prevent guidance, which sets out...

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