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  • Casework note: Free speech and student complaints

    This casework note sets out some of the issues we see in student complaints relating to free speech.

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  • Free speech - CS082601

    A postgraduate student was conducting research on gender identity. The student did not pass their progress exam at the first attempt. The examiners had concerns about the student’s literature review and writing. They also raised an ethical concern about the research survey the student was using and said that the student should pause the survey and address their concerns.

  • Free speech - CS082605

    A provider received reports about a student’s conduct while living in its halls of residence, which said that the student had made comments that were queerphobic, transphobic and antisemitic, and that the student had made upsetting comments during a conversation about pregnancy and abortion rights. The provider considered the reports using its disciplinary procedures. 

  • Free speech - CS082603

    A student submitted a policy proposal to their student representative body (SRB) that a "men’s officer” position should be created. The proposal was discussed at both an in-person event and online before being voted on. It did not pass. The student then complained to the SRB that during the discussions racist, sexist and inaccurate comments had been made which described white men as oppressors. They said they had been accused of being racist, homophobic and transphobic, which they felt was a libellous attack on their reputation. The SRB did not uphold the complaint and the student escalated it to the provider for a review. The provider also dismissed the student’s complaint.

  • Free speech - CS082606

    A student was involved in a pro-Palestinian rally on campus, at which signs using the words “we are all anti-Zionists" and other similar language were displayed.

  • OIA highlights role in student free speech complaints

    We have today published a casework note and some case summaries of complaints about free speech and student complaints.

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  • Free speech - CS082604

    A student complained to their provider about comments that had been made within a chat box by other students during an online teaching session. The session had explored historical arguments about the roles of women. The student said the comments were transphobic and discriminatory, and that the lecturer hadn’t taken proper steps to address them. The provider didn’t uphold the student’s complaint and the student complained to us. 

  • Closure of course, campus or provider

    Learning from our casework for complaints relating to the closure of course, campus or provider.

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  • Students recall long term impact when HE providers close, new report finds

    Rare insight into the experiences of students whose higher education providers or courses have closed is highlighted in a new report published today.

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  • The student experience of higher education provider closure

    Our latest report, published on 8 September 2026 and produced with SUMS Consulting, explores what provider and course closure feels like from the perspective of students who have experienced it.

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