The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator for failing to uphold freedom of speech. The Office for Students (OfS) criticised the university's policy statement on transgender and non-binary equality, saying that it could lead staff and students to "self-censor". The policy has a requirement to "positively represent trans people" and asserts that "transphobic propaganda [would] not be tolerated". Image: Professor Kathleen Stock after being made an OBE for services to higher education. Pic: PA The university said it will legally challenge the OfS's decision and accused the regulator of pursuing a "politically motivated" inquiry...