Select Committee · Foreign Affairs Committee
UK universities’ engagement with autocracies
Status: Closed
Opened: 8 Feb 2023
Closed: 28 May 2024
This session seeks to ascertain to what extent the Government has responded to concerns expressed in its 2019 report " A cautious embrace: defending democracies in an age of autocracy " about autocracies' influence on academic freedom. The inquiry will assess how effectively UK universities are responding to the systemic challenge posed by China to … Show more
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2023 | Alan Mackay · University of Edinburgh, Dr Tim Bradshaw · Russell Group, Fiona Quimbre · RAND Europe, Professor John Heathershaw · University of Exeter, Sir Anthony Finkelstein · City, University of London, Vivienne Stern · Universities UK | View ↗ |
Who gave evidence
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Mackay · Deputy Vice-Principal International and Director … | University of Edinburgh | 1 |
| Dr Tim Bradshaw · CEO | Russell Group | 1 |
| Fiona Quimbre · Analyst | RAND Europe | 1 |
| Professor John Heathershaw · Professor of International Relations | University of Exeter | 1 |
| Sir Anthony Finkelstein · President | City, University of London | 1 |
| Vivienne Stern · CEO | Universities UK | 1 |