Students could submit coursework anonymously and attend seminars without being identified under guidance issued today to tackle foreign interference in British universities.
The groundbreaking plan, shared with The Times, was drawn up by vice-chancellors and officials in response to threats to freedom of speech and fears about intellectual property theft.
It does not name countries posing a risk but the new director-general of MI5 warned yesterday that China represented the greatest long-term threat to Britain’s interests while Russia’s hostile activity caused the “most aggravation” at present.
Ken McCallum said that the security service would increase efforts to counter hostile activities by China, including its attempts to steal intellectual property and target technology and infrastructure.
The guidance from Universities UK warns that extra-territorial jurisdiction has
