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==Freedom of Information Request 1==
 
==Freedom of Information Request 1==
  
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According to the response of this University to the initial four part teaching terrorism FOI request, the answer to all four questions was 'no'<ref>Freedom of Information Results, [[Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results]]</ref>
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UWIC does not have any procedures specifically focussed on terrorism, such as you have requested. You may, however, be interested in the following general procedures, which are available on our website (which is our Publication Scheme).  
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. The four questions being:
 
  
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*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 ?
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* [http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/English/Secretariat/EandD/Documents/Code%20of%20Practice %20on%20Freedom%20of%20Speech.pdf Code of Practice on Freedom of Speech] 
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* [http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/english/secretariat/eandd/pages/religionbelief.aspx Religion and Belief Policy]
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*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 ?
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* [http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/english/secretariat/eandd/pages/home.aspx Equality and diversity]
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* [http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/English/studentservices/Documents/Student%20Handbook%202 009-10.pdf Student Handbook]: particularly Section 4
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*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 ?
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* [http://www3.uwic.ac.uk/english/registry/academic_handbook/pages/home.aspx Academic Handbook]: particularly student disciplinary procedures and procedures for programme validation and moderation<ref>University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, [http://www.scribd.com/doc/38552061/University-of-Wales-eml Response to Taching About Terrorism Freedom of Information Request 1], ''Scribd'', Accessed 09-November-2010</ref>
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*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’
 
  
 
==Freedom of Information Request 2==
 
==Freedom of Information Request 2==

Revision as of 15:07, 9 November 2010

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

UWIC does not have any procedures specifically focussed on terrorism, such as you have requested. You may, however, be interested in the following general procedures, which are available on our website (which is our Publication Scheme).

Freedom of Information Request 2

Resources

Notes

  1. ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
  2. ↑ University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, Response to Taching About Terrorism Freedom of Information Request 1, Scribd, Accessed 09-November-2010
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