A respected academic forced to quit her job after being labelled the “racist uncle at the dinner table” over her gender-critical views, has raised over £160,000 to take her former employer to court. Prof. Jo Phoenix launched the crowdfunding appeal after leaving her criminologist role at Open University in 2021. She says her employers failed…

A new government-backed freedom of speech champion for universities has warned that “democracy is at stake.” The appointment of Cambridge lecturer Professor Arif Ahmed as the Office for Students (OfS) director for freedom of speech and academic freedom comes in the wake of heated student protests over feminist Kathleen Stock’s talk at Oxford University. The…

A protester glued themselves to the floor after LGBT+ activists stormed a university talk by gender critical feminist Kathleen Stock. Police forcibly removed trans campaigner Riz Possnett—who wore a t-shirt with the slogan “no more dead trans kids”—as audience members inside Oxford Union urged Stock to carry on with her speech. On Tuesday, hundreds of…

The Prime Minister has backed a gender critical professor whose planned appearance at Oxford University has sparked student protests. Rishi Sunak said feminist Kathleen Stock should be allowed to deliver a speech at Oxford’s prestigious debating society, adding: “A free society requires free debate.” His intervention comes after months of criticism from the university’s LBGTQ+…

An Oxford University chief has waded into a trans row that has rocked the institution. Professor Martin Williams—one of Oxford’s pro-vice-chancellors—said students must “encounter and confront difficult views” after attempts to ban a gender-critical speaker from a university event. Leading feminist Kathleen Stock has been invited to speak by members of the Oxford Union at…

A trans row has erupted at one of Britain’s most prestigious universities over an attempt by students to block a gender-critical speaker. More than 40 academics have signed an open letter to the Oxford University Students Union warning them that freedom of speech is at risk after moves to deplatform Professor Kathleen Stock. The leading…

A British university is under investigation after a professor was harassed on campus by transgender activists and eventually forced to resign. The Office for Students, the UK’s independent higher education watchdog, has launched an investigation into the University of Sussex after the resignation of philosophy professor Kathleen Stock. Stock had been at odds with some…

A British academic who was forced to resign after being harassed by transgender activists has now joined a newly-launched U.S. university dedicated to the “fearless pursuit of truth.” Kathleen Stock, a philosophy professor at the University of Sussex, announced on Oct. 28 her decision to leave the university after having a “horrible time” fending off…

Allowing self-identification is not part of the UK government’s plan in supporting transgender people, equalities minister Kemi Badenoch said on Sunday. The remarks came after a university professor resigned following a campaign to get her fired over her view on gender. Kathleen Stock, a philosophy professor at the University of Sussex who opposes transgender self-identification, announced…

A British university professor has resigned after having a “horrible time” fending off accusations from transgender activists. Kathleen Stock, a philosophy professor at the University of Sussex, announced on Thursday her decision to leave despite having the support of the university’s leadership. Stock has been at odds with some transgender activists since 2018 when she said…