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Sussex

(14.04.2025) The Office for Students (OfS) has fined the University of Sussex £585,000 for freedom of speech and academic freedom failures. This is an excellent and highly significant development for freedom of speech protection.

Stock aftermath; VC Roseneil correspondence Apr 2023.

1. BFSP Statement on free speech governance failures at Sussex University
2. Sussex hit with huge fines for free speech governance failures
3. Update: Free Speech concerns at Sussex fall on deaf ears
4. Update: Sussex have replied to our letter detailing free speech failures
5. Free speech compliance issues at Sussex

Vice Chancellor Professor Roseneil has stated “the behaviour of the OfS sets a dangerous precedent and constitutes serious regulatory overreach in service of a politically motivated inquiry”. Sussex have begun judicial review proceedings. We wrote to Sussex in February 2023 about compliance issues we raised on this subject. Sussex refused to engage seriously. The OfS’ report and fine are a major development in free speech protection with significance far beyond the University of Sussex.

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