Teaching About Terrorism: University of Glyndwr (Wrexham)

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.

Freedom of Information Request 1

According to the response of this University to the initial four part teaching terrorism FOI request, the answer to questions 1-3 was 'no' . The four questions being:

• 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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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 ?

• 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’

Answer: The Freedom of Speech Code of Practice for External speakers and designated meetings can be accessed via our publicity scheme at the link below . This Code of Practice was approved by the Board of Governors on 17th October 2008 for immediate implementation. http://mimas.newi.ac.uk/intranet/oper/hr%2C/huma

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
• Univeristy of Wrexham, Freedom of Information Request 1 Response, Scribd
• University of Wrexham, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1; Cover e-mail, Scribd