Teaching About Terrorism: University of Swansea

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 all four questions 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 ?

The University does not provide specific advice on terrorism legislation.

Website access is governed by the University's [regulations]

Academic conduct is governed by the http://www.swansea.ac.uk/registry/A-ZGuide/A/AcademicAssessmentRegulations/

Teaching guidelines are contained in the http://www.swansea.ac.uk/registry/A-ZGuide/T/TeachingQualityManual/

• 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 does not provide specific advice but please refer again to the links set out in answer to Q.1 above

• 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 not produced specific policy guidelines but the following range of policies address http://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/GeneralInformation/PoliciesProcedures/Employment/

• 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 does not have a specific policy on preventing violent extremism but the following policies address similar elements, particularly Dignity at Work and Freedom of Speech, as well as policies noted http://www.swansea.ac.uk/university/AboutUs/

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results