Our coverage of the clampdown
We’ve been digging into universities’ handling of campus protest activity since May 2024. Here you can read the reports we’ve published in partnership with major media outlets as well as follow-up coverage building on our work.
How university surveillance is affecting Palestinian students in the UK
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‘Speaking truth to power’: The future of student activism
Cherwell
Leeds PSG president condemns uni crackdown following pro-Palestine protest investigation
The Tab
US-style protest crackdown allegedly influenced by AUCSO lobbying, email reveals
The Courier
Emails reveal UK universities offered to monitor student social media for arms firms
The Boar
Pro-Palestine student protesters convicted of trespassing at their own uni
Liberty Investigates
Dazed Digital
UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show
Liberty Investigates
The Guardian
University probes claims staff told students to remove Palestine flag from bake sale or be ‘removed by force’
Liberty Investigates
Herald Scotland
Scottish University agreed to ‘monitor’ students for weapons company supplying IDF, emails reveal
Liberty Investigates
Herald Scotland
Uncovered: UK law firm coached universities on how to obtain ‘sweeping’ protest bans
Liberty Investigates
The Guardian
Gaza protests: UK uni leaders reassured campus security chiefs fearing backlash after US crackdown, email reveals
Liberty Investigates
The Guardian
Uncovered: the ‘worsening crackdown’ on pro-Palestine activism at UK universities
Liberty Investigates
Sky News
Wales Online
Revealed: The universities offering police intel on student Gaza protesters
Liberty Investigates
Metro.co.uk