Question follow-through · 93849
Sheffield Hallam University: Academic Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings her Department have had with Sheffield Hallam University following recent reports of alleged academic intimidation at the university.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 24 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 2 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what meetings her Department have had with Sheffield Hallam University following recent reports of alleged academic intimidation at the university.
26 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Dec 2025
Answer published
The department met with the university in October 2024 to understand more about the issues and offer support. Alleged foreign interference can present sensitive issues for institutions to navigate and there remain active enquiries into this matter, so it ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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