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.