Teaching About Terrorism: Birmingham City 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.

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

• 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 procedure.

• 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 can neither confirm nor deny that it has any systems, policies or procedures in place for dealing with any potential actions taken by the authorities against the institution, its students or staff under terrorism legislation (Freedom of Information Act 2000 Section 1 (1) (a)).

• 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 any specific systems, policies or procedures in place for 'preventing violent extremism'. We are, however, aware of the guidance document 'Promoting Good Campus Relations' and its contents and we are conforming with relevant legislation. We encourage freedom of speech and acknowledge the importance of the free expression of all points of view.

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
• Birmingham City University, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd