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May 1, 2018 by hm903488

‘Engage openly’ during elections, academics urged

Elections – national and local – should not curtail academic engagement.  

University of Reading academics should remain engaged in public debates, even while elections are imminent in the UK, says Professor Steve Mithen, Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

This week there are a number of local elections across the UK. This means that government departments and agencies are subject to the so-called rules of ‘purdah’, or pre-election period, restricting what can be discussed in public by civil servants.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged elections, Politics, pre-election period, public engagement, purdah
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