Scottish universities drop out of Stonewall equality league tables following ‘gender’ row
The University of Edinburgh is among several institutions to decline to submit an application for this year's rankings
By
Daniel Sanderson,
SCOTTISH CORRESPONDENT
10 January 2022 • 7:51pm
Leading Scottish universities have dropped out of controversial equality league tables compiled by LGBT lobby group Stonewall, following claims that participation can inhibit academic freedom and open debate about transgender issues.
Despite trumpeting its participation in previous editions of the “equality index” as a sign of its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the University of Edinburgh has quietly declined to submit an application for this year’s rankings following a series of controversies, The Telegraph can reveal.
Other institutions which have taken part in previous editions but have shunned the scheme this year include the University of Glasgow, the University of the West of Scotland and Robert Gordon University. The latter two confirmed that they are reviewing future participation.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/01/10/scottish-universities-drop-stonewall-equality-league-tables/