Academic freedom and institutional autonomy
Section 17: Academic freedom of higher education providers and staff
72.This section requires the Welsh Ministers and the Commission to have regard to the need to protect the academic freedom of tertiary education providers in Wales that provide higher education or research and innovation and of academic staff at those providers (subsection (1)).
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Section 18: Institutional autonomy of tertiary education providers
75.This section requires the Welsh Ministers and the Commission when exercising their functions under this Act to have regard to protecting the freedom of tertiary education providers in Wales within the law to conduct their day to day management in an effective and competent manner.