Teaching About Terrorism: University of Dundee

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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?
The University has no such policy. Please treat this email as notice under S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that this information in not held.
  • Does your institution have any kind of procedure to review or assess reading lists, module descriptors or other teaching materials which explicitly or in practice considers questions of safety and risk under terrorism legislation as part of its remit?
The University has no such policy. Please treat this email as notice under S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that this information in not held.
  • 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?
The University has no such procedure. Please treat this email as notice under S.17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 that this information in not held.
  • 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’?
The University refers to the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) manual 'Counter Terrorism Protective Security Advice for Higher and Further Education', 2009. Terrorism Protective Security Advice for Higher and Further Education'[2]

Freedom of Information Request 2

Resources

Notes

  1. Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
  2. University of Dundee, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd, Accessed 08-January-2011