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Nina Lloyd

Phillipson tells universities to take firm action to protect Jewish students

Bridget Phillipson said ‘one instance of antisemitic abuse is one too many’ (PA) - (PA Archive)

Bridget Phillipson has written to vice-chancellors urging them to take “practical and proportionate steps” to protect Jewish students as part of Government efforts to stamp out antisemitism following the Manchester terror attack.

Some 600 training sessions will be offered to university staff over the coming weeks to help them “identify harassment and hate” and facilitate “open, respectful debate”, the Department for Education (DfE) said.

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