StudentMediaWire

The voice of UK universities have responded to a controversial study of student opinions.

Responding to the report ‘Islam on Campus: A survey of UK student opinions’, published by the Centre for Social Cohesion, Diana Warwick, Chief Executive, Universities UK, said: “We do not believe this report is a fair reflection of the views of British Muslim students. Universities work hard to ensure community cohesion on campus so we find it unhelpful to target one particular group within our diverse communities of students and staff.

“Universities, their staff and students take their responsibility for civic safety extremely seriously, and take appropriate action for dealing with all forms of extremism. We all have a responsibility to be aware of these issues, and universities are no different from the wider society in this respect.

“If problems should occur on campus, universities will work very closely with the police and other authorities, taking appropriate advice. Any activity on campus which is against the law is dealt with. We have said repeatedly that violence, or the incitement to violence, has no place on a university campus.

“Universities UK has issued guidelines on dealing with extremism and intolerance on campus and circulated these widely to all its member institutions. We continue to discuss this important issue with Government.”