Teaching About Terrorism: Kingston 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?

Although the University does not provide any specific information for students or staff on liability under terrorism legislation, it does include, on the student intranet, information regarding local sources of legal advice and support.

• 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 operate such a 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 Student Disciplinary Procedure sets out the process by which a student under investigation by the police will be dealt with. It also clarifies the action the University will take if a student is convicted and sentenced to a custodial sentence of more than 21 days. The University does not operate a specific system, policy or procedure for dealing with potential actions taken by the authorities 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'.

The University has responded to the government guidance document 'Promoting Good Campus Relations' (2008) by reviewing a range of relevant policies and procedures as recommended in the guidance. It does not, however, operate a specific formal system, policy or procedure which is specifically tailored to dealing with the prevention of violent extremism.

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
• Kingston University, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1, Scribd
• Kingston University, Teaching About Terrorism Response to FOI 1 Cover E-mail, Scribd