UK academic freedom in spotlight after Xinjiang research suspension

Anti-terror unit involved after China allegedly pressed a Sheffield university to drop study

20251106 Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University suspended research by Laura Murphy, a professor, into the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

CLEMENT NGU

LONDON -- The news this week that Sheffield Hallam University had suspended research into forced labor in China after years of pressure from Beijing has raised questions about academic freedom at British institutions.

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