Universities
Academic Freedom in Scotland: Aspirational Approaches to the Sociable Sharing of Curiosity
Author / Creator: Neil Thin
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
Universities need a more explicit and appreciative promotion of academic freedom.
What might Alasdair Macintyre have made of the state of our universities?
Author / Creator: Mark Smith
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
Scottish universities have lost sight of a wider sense of purpose.
When Care Becomes Compliance: The New Etiquette of Scottish Higher Education
Author / Creator: Sebastian Monteux
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
This is a call for a renewed commitment to pluralism, contestation, and intellectual risk in universities.
Academic Freedom – Hurt and Harm and the Exchange of Ideas
Author / Creator: Simon Fanshawe
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
The current challenges to academic freedom in universities
The Ideological Capture of Higher Education: Corporate Entryism, Governance Failure and Democratic Deficit
Author / Creator: Walter Humes
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
A critical perspective on the current state of Scottish higher education. I
Struggling Universities In Scotland: Where Next?
Author / Creator: Jenny Morrison
Media type: Article
Date published: 2025
Over a third of HE institutions are running at a loss.