Teaching About Terrorism: University of Newport
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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
- 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? If so please provide copies of any documents held which detail or refer to such information or advice.
- No information is held in relation to this question however please see the policy as outlined below
- 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? If so please supply full details of this policy and procedure and advise when and how it was decided upon and implemented.
- No information is held in relation to this question however please see the policy as outlined below
- 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? If so please supply a copy of the policy and advise the date it was decided upon and implemented.
- With regard to your questions 3 and 4 the University has a Campus and Community Cohesion policy that addresses these issues. The document can be found at the following web address
- 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’?
- With regard to your questions 3 and 4 the University has a Campus and Community Cohesion policy that addresses these issues. The document can be found at the following web address[2]
Freedom of Information Request 2
Resources
- Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
Notes
- ↑ Teaching Terrorism, About, Teaching Terrorism, Accessed 24-September-2010
- ↑ University of Newport, Response to Teaching About Terrorism FOI1, Scribd, Accessed 02-March-2011
