Teaching About Terrorism: School of Oriental and African Studies

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

• 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 ?

No

• 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 ?

No

The University does not 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.

No

• 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 ?

This is contained in the School's Freedom of Expression Policy, which can be found in the SOAS Student Handbooks, available using the following links: Postgraduate Research Postgraduate Taught Undergraduate

Please find attached a copy of the Freedom of Expression Policy, which was implemented in July 2003.

Resources

• Freedom of Information Results, Teaching About Terrorism: FOI Results
• School of Oriental and African Studies, Teaching About Terrorism FOI 1Response, Scribd