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The Office of the Independent Adjudicator in Higher Education (OIA) has published its annual statements for 2025.

The founder of Campus Resolve, an independent higher education misconduct investigator, has published an article highlighting the complexities of the Office for Students' freedom of speech guidance when handling student conduct cases.

The Office for Students has published independent research into students’ understanding of their free speech rights.

The Office for Students has published an event summary and video from a session on harassment and sexual misconduct.

Senior leaders at the University of Sussex have published an article about their new open listening programme, designed to strengthen staff and students’ capacity to engage in difficult conversations.

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA) has published new expectations for students’ behaviour, set out in its new Working with Us policy.

The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) has published an article announcing its plans to review the current student complaints scheme.

Academics at the University of York and the University of Portsmouth have published an article on their research into the types of sexual misconduct students experienced at the hands of staff in higher education.

The UK Government has published new guidance for UK higher education providers on how to recognise, prevent and report foreign interference.

Shakespeare Martineau, a legal firm, has published their response to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator’s (OIA) consultation about handling reports of harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education.

Staff at student unions have published an article advocating for universities and student unions to take a harm-reduction approach to sex work.

The Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science of Scotland has suggested an amendment to the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) Bill that would mandate Scottish providers to take action on gender-based violence.

The Daily Mail has published an article on the damaging impact of self-swab kits to victims of rape.

A Senior Lecturer and member of the 1752 Group has published an article suggesting that Medr’s proposed regulatory approach to addressing gender-based violence isn’t enough.

Universities UK has published a letter addressed to the Office for Students asking for clarification on its freedom of speech guidance.

Arif Ahmed, Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom at the Office for Students, has published a letter highlighting the steps English providers can take to protect Jewish students and staff on campus.

EmilyTest has published new guidance to create safer, responsive and compassionate environments for students and staff in higher education.

The FFLM (Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians) has published a letter addressed to all university vice-chancellors regarding the distribution of self-swab kits to victims of sexual assault.

Wonkhe has published an article suggesting that policies on student-staff relationships at English providers should be tougher as many fail to address the intersectional boundaries and the power imbalances that make students vulnerable.

The House of Commons Library has published a research briefing summarising the key challenges in upholding freedom of speech in higher education.