Sharp wit and fearless thinking fuel a lively debate on intellectual inquiry.

What does freedom mean in academia? Is any speech permissable on campus and in research and writing or are there limits and, if so, what are they? In dialogue with a panel of those who mind about this from a series of different viewpoints, Simon Fanshawe – broadcaster, author and the current Rector of the University of Edinburgh – tackles the pressures on academic freedom in an era of fierce and frequently partisan battles about knowledge and truth.

Since co-founding the lobby group Stonewall, Fanshawe has established himself as a leading voice on equality, diversity and inclusion in the UK. Fanshawe dares us to think – and laugh – about diversity, disagreement and the power of difference.

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