English universities will be required to report financial arrangements with overseas individuals and organisations or face fines, under proposed laws to protect free speech.
The government will on Monday table amendments to the freedom of speech bill that demand universities share details of overseas funding from specified countries, with potential — as yet unspecified — fines for non-compliance or if there is a perceived risk to academic freedom.
The addition follows scrutiny of funding to UK universities from countries such as China, and adds “legitimate concerns over the influence of foreign money” to the scope of the legislation that the government said will protect freedom of speech.
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