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Joint statement from the Provost and Registrar and Secretary

Dan Charman and Mike Shore-Nye

Academic freedom and freedom of speech are fundamental to being a global University, In the pursuit of new knowledge, free and open debate is crucial. The Prevent duty introduced in 2015 requires us to have 鈥渄ue regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism鈥�. We must comply with the Prevent duty. However, in doing so our challenge is not to infringe upon academic freedoms but to ensure the welfare of our staff and students. The Exeter ethos with regard to this dual challenge is to implement the Prevent duty with the due consideration, consultation and care to allow both academic freedom and the protection of staff and students to sit together side by side. 


Find out more about the University's approach, and see notes from the annual on-campus events - these include actions and records of question and answer sessions.

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Linked policies and processes

External links

The following links provide more information, guidance and support with regard to the Prevent duty.

  • - Guidance issued on how the Duty should be implemented
  •  - The Act that the Prevent duty sits within
  •  - the definition of "terrorism" within section 1 forms the basis for the interpretation with regard to the duty 
  •  - Guidance on how the process works
  • - Sector wide information hub with regard to the duty
  • – Advice and support website for those concerned about loved ones who may be vulnerable to extremism and terrorism
  •  - advice on protection from giving to unlawful/proscribed organisations when giving to charities