Academic freedom
Report
Inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities
This report addresses the prevalence, nature, and experiences of antisemitism at universities, finding current frameworks for prevention and response leave students and staff unsafe. The report recommends urgent regulatory change to better address and prevent antisemitism on campuses, while noting the need to balance protection with academic freedom and freedom of speech.
Report
Unpopular opinions: academic freedom in New Zealand
This report provides a detailed examination of the state of academic freedom at New Zealand universities, together with an analysis of the main threats to academic freedom in the country at present. The report identifies and discusses three main threats to academic freedom and closes with a number of recommendations, including an annual audit of...
Policy report
The state of academic careers in OECD countries: an evidence review
This evidence review examines the state of academic careers in higher education systems in OECD countries, providing an overview of available data, research evidence and examples of policy and practice.
Report
Free speech on campus audit 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ 'Free speech on campus audit 2023' is the fourth systematic analysis of more than 279 policies at Australia’s 42 universities. The audit rates each university’s support for free speech by analysing policies that restrict expression.
Survey Report
The state of free speech in UK universities: what students and the public think
This research, by the Policy Institute at King’s College London, is based on two new representative surveys of UK university students. The study reveals two main patterns – firstly, that the large majority of university students in the UK think their universities are protecting their freedom of speech, but secondly, that increasing minorities of students...