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Demonstrations on campus

Latest update: Saturday 15 June

The WMG IDL building is not available to work or study in. This follows an occupation of the building by Warwick Stands with Palestine – who state they are a coalition of students and staff. Demonstrators entered IDL on Saturday morning ahead of a planned Open Day.

Like many Universities across the UK and the world, we have had an encampment on campus related to the ongoing Middle East conflict. The University is managing this demonstration in line with its legal duty to protect freedom of speech. Free speech will be vigorously protected at Warwick, as long as discourse is occurring within a framework of law, respect, and safety. The situation is being monitored and reviewed. Please contact the Community Safety team if you have any safety and security concerns.

Universities are bastions of critical thinking and open dialogue, where free speech is vigorously protected. However, racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and any form of abuse, incitement, or harassment which is targeted at an individual or group is not acceptable. We encourage any incidents to be reported promptly via our Report + Support service.Link opens in a new window

We will provide further updates on Monday.


Previous updates:

With the continuation of the demonstration on campus by Warwick Stands With Palestine – a coalition of student and staff organisations – University House remains closed to students. The only exception is if you have written confirmation of an appointment. This includes the Learning Grids, which are closed temporarily, and we ask that you instead use the manyother study spaces available across campus.

Please rest assured that these measures are in place to help the University continue its normal activity and above all keep everyone safe and secure. The demonstration is being monitored and managed in line with our legal duty.

Universities are bastions of critical thinking and open dialogue, where free speech is vigorously protected. However, racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, and any form of abuse, incitement, or harassment which is targeted at an individual or group is not acceptable. We encourage any incidents to be reported promptly via ourReport + Support service.Link opens in a new window