Teaching About Terrorism: University of Kent

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 of Kent does not 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. However the University's research misconduct procedures include sanctions against; Non-compliance with statutory or institutional regulations and legislation, or terms and conditions in order to receive public or private funds from outside the University. (section 4.5)

• 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 of Kent has no 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.

• 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 of Kent does not have a 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.

• 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 of Kent does not 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.

Resources

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