The University of Chichester has a rich history as an academic educational institution that has regularly introduced students and its members to a wide range of views, including those that challenge commonly accepted ideas and conventional wisdom.

The core mission of the delivery of higher education is to create, sustain and encourage robust debate and discussion in the pursuit of knowledge, with free speech and academic freedom being fundamental to this purpose.

The following suite of documents demonstrates the University’s commitment to securing free speech and academic freedom within the law and outlines the approach taken to ensure this.