Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005

26 Academic freedom

(1) A fundable body must have regard to the desirability of—

(a) ensuring the academic freedom of relevant persons; and

(b) ensuring that the matters mentioned in subsection (2) are not adversely affected by the exercise of a relevant person’s academic freedom.

(2) Those matters are—

(a) the appointment held; and

(b) any entitlements or privileges enjoyed,

by the relevant person at the fundable body.

(3) In this section, a “relevant person” is a person who is engaged in—

(a) teaching, or the provision of learning, at a fundable body; or

(b) research at a fundable body.

(4) For the purposes of this section, “academic freedom” includes freedom (within the law) to—

(a) hold and express opinion;

(b) question and test established ideas and received wisdom; and

(c) present controversial or unpopular points of view.