Research and analysis

Prevent duty in higher education: tackling disinformation and managing events

Research exploring how to support relevant higher education bodies (RHEBs) with tackling anti-Prevent sentiment and managing external speakers.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 27 September 2024

Applies to England

Documents

Prevent duty in higher education: tackling disinformation and managing events

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-541-1, RR1415

PDF, 370 KB, 39 pages

Details

This report provides findings from:

• in-depth interviews with Prevent leads in 16 higher education (HE) providers
• group discussions covering 28 staff and 17 student representatives across 9 HE providers

Fieldwork took place between November 2023 and January 2024. The report explores how HE providers address anti-Prevent sentiment within their institution and assess any risk of radicalisation across events with external speakers.

Published 27 September 2024