General Article Most students think UK universities protect free speech, survey finds

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King’s College London finds 65% believe campuses places of ‘robust debate’ – but growing number disagrees

By Richard Adams, Education Editor

Most UK students say their universities are places of free speech and debate – although a growing number are aware of free speech being restricted on campus, a study published by King’s College London has found.

The analysis, by KCL’s Policy Institute, found that 65% of students agreed that ‘free speech and robust debate are well protected in my university’, a higher proportion than the 63% who felt that way in a survey three years ago.

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