Tom Simpson co-authors new report on academic freedom

Tom Simpson, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School, is among the authors of a new report published by Policy Exchange.

The report, Academic freedom in the UK: Protecting viewpoint diversity, is co-authored by two other academics, Remi Adekoya and Eric Kaufmann, with a foreword by former Labour MP and Chief Executive of Index on Censorship Ruth Smeeth. Including a poll of 820 academics in UK universities, the authors argue that academic freedom needs greater protection, and make a number of policy recommendations.

United Kingdom (UK)

Recent research updates

All research

Research update

Stefan Dercon writes for VoxDev on the political economy of education research

Why do policymakers choose education reforms that aren’t supported by evidence? And how can researchers work with them to implement interventions with better outcomes?

Education

Research update

Karthik Ramanna article on how BMW uses carbon accounting in its supply chain

Karthik Ramanna co-developed the E-Liability algorithm, which allows rigorous accounting of greenhouse gas emissions across the whole supply chain of a product or service. Many organisations have now piloted versions of the E-Liability algorithm. This article by Karthik and Lauren Holloway looks at the case of BMW.

Climate and environment

Business and capitalism

Research update

Philippa Webb's book cited in UK Supreme Court judgment

Professor Philippa Webb's book The Law of State Immunity was cited four times by the UK Supreme Court in a judgment issued on 6 March 2025.

Law

Related links

Recent research updates

Stefan Dercon writes for VoxDev on the political economy of education research

Karthik Ramanna article on how BMW uses carbon accounting in its supply chain

Philippa Webb's book cited in UK Supreme Court judgment