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Cambridge community responds to Homerton Principal claims | Varsity
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (733+ words) Lord Woolley had been subject to scrutiny in The Spectator suggesting he is ‘not fit’ to lead a Cambridge college Wednesday September 9 2026, 6:44pm A number of University of Cambridge organisations, alongside Homerton College itself, have responded to claims made in the…...
Cambridge professor under University investigation after resigning as Reform UK policy chief
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (1385+ words) The University is investigating Dr James Orr’s conduct amid donation allegations and student complaints by Neve Wilson & Maebh Carey Tuesday September 8 2026 Edmund Burke Foundation with permission for Varsity Dr James Orr, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at the University…...
Global Scholars Demand Structural Reform in Higher Education After Jason Arday's Legacy
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (218+ words) The symposium "Jason Arday and Race in the Academy" convened leading academics to critique colonial and racial biases in academia, urging universities to move beyond superficial diversity initiatives toward deep, systemic change. The recent Toyin Falola Interview series, held on…...
The Arday case should prompt a rethink of university autonomy
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (370+ words) Whatever else it may be, the Jason Arday affair is an illustration – and an acceleration – of the cultural right’s attacks on universities for supposedly being eroded by a fashion for inclusivity that overrides academic merit. At the same time, however,…...
Cambridge University probing conduct of academic suspended by Reform UK
1+ week, 2+ day ago (477+ words) James Orr, an associate professor, was shown in Channel 4 News footage apparently trying to sidestep electoral law Cambridge University has said it is examining the conduct of James Orr, its associate professor and a top Reform UK aide, after he…...
Cambridge Said Jason Arday Was an ‘Aberration.’ So Why Was This Shaky PhD Thesis He Approved Sealed Until 2031?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1621+ words) In a statement on the expanding crisis for the university then issued Aug. 12, Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Deborah Prentice said she shared the “concerns” about Dr. Arday’s appointment. But she insisted that his case was an “aberration.” Or was it—at least…...
University of Sunderland accused of muzzling an academic over his views on assisted dying
1+ week, 4+ day ago (362+ words) Max Thompson, Campaigns Officer Assisted dying has been at the forefront of social and public debate for several years now, as MPs debate whether to legalise the practice. Views on both sides are strong and impassioned — many of them deeply…...
University warns professor after he speaks out against assisted suicide
1+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) A British university has issued a warning to an emeritus professor after he publicly criticized assisted suicide, raising concerns about academic freedom as Parliament prepares for another debate over legalizing the practice. Dr. Kevin Yuill, an emeritus history professor at…...
The death of Jason Arday must prompt deep reflection
1+ week, 4+ day ago (92+ words) Universities and media organizations need to scrutinize their roles in the events that led to this tragedy....
Universities and the faculty of judgement: What should we learn from the Jason Arday controversy?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1005+ words) I do not wish to go back over the ground of these controversial subjects. Others have debated amply what the episode says about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, and about discrimination, academic freedom and the limits of free speech....