University of Sussex fined £585,000 for failing to uphold freedom of speech

OfS inquiry concludes into case of Prof Kathleen Stock, who was targeted over views on trans rights and gender issues

England's university regulator has been accused of perpetuating the culture wars" after fining the University of Sussex a record 585,000 at the conclusion of an investigation into freedom of speech on campus.

It marks the end of a three-and-a-half year investigation into the university's handling of the case of Kathleen Stock, a philosophy professor who resigned after being targeted by protests over her views on gender identification and transgender rights.