Cambridge Students Sure Have a Weird Concept of Academic Freedom

<![CDATA[The first stirrings of the concept of academic freedom in the Anglosphere arose in Oxford and Cambridge. Even in some of the most censorious times, the authorities were reluctant to clamp down on controversial discussions among academics. It took centuries for an attitude to transform into a doctrine, but even medieval universities were places where broader discussions could take place, provided that heretics didn't proselytize too loudly. ]]>