Teaching About Terrorism: Aston University
Teaching About Terrorism is a 2009/10 research project funded by C-SAP, one of the Higher Education Academy's subject networks. The project aims to research the extent and nature of teaching about terrorism in UK Universities, primarily in the disciplines of Sociology, Politics and Criminology[1].
Freedom of Information Request 1
- Does your institution provide any information or advice to students or staff on any potential liability under Terrorism legislation which might result from accessing materials for teaching or research ? NO If so please provide copies of any documents held which detail or refer to such information or advice.
- NA
- Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, moduledescriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit?
- NO/NA
- Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under Terrorism legislation?
- NO/NA
- Does your institution have any system, policy or procedure in place for 'preventing violent extremism' as recommended for example in the government guidance document 'Promoting Good Campus Relations'.
- YES CODE OF PRACTICE: MEETINGS HELD ON UNIVERSITY PREMISES AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH ASTON UNIVERSITY[2]
Freedom of Information Request 2
Resources
- Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
- Aston University, Aston University Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd
Notes
- ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
- ↑ Aston University, Aston University, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38549065/As-Ton Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd, Accessed 08-January-2011
