Michael Yudkin

Dear Colleagues It might be helpful to have some comments from a veteran of the struggle against the antics of the UCU. The union has been for some years the victim of a campaign by an extreme left-wing group, the…

Abstract The principle of the Universality of Science and Learning – that academics do not discriminate against colleagues on the basis of factors that are irrelevant to their academic work (such as race, religion, nationality etc.) – is well established…

I almost resigned my AUT membership (of 40 years’ standing) after the scandalous Council meeting in April last year at which a small and well-organised minority drove through motions to boycott two Israeli universities. In the end I was persuaded…