🔴 Gender-critical academic trained in security manoeuvres at university

Good morning Voornaam,

The rain has arrived across much of Scotland after a spell of warm summer weather, so we hope you've avoided the worst of it.

Today, we bring you a compelling education story, with a new report finding universities have allowed the suppression of free speech and enabled violence and harassment of gender critical academics. There are some surprising admissions from one Scottish academic, Professor Sarah Pedersen.

Read the full story here.

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Elsewhere in our coverage, Heritage Correspondent Alison Campsie continues the Clans & ancestry: Tracing Scottish roots exclusive series. In the latest part, she looks at ancestry tourism and what is being offered to those who travel to Scotland from the likes of the US, Canada and Australia to trace family links.