New research has unveiled that 43 universities in the United Kingdom have either not fully adopted or have explicitly refused to adopt the International Holocaust

Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) international definition of antisemitism. This revelation comes from the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).

Among the universities failing to adopt the definition without providing compelling reasons are the University of Brighton and the University of Wales Trinity St David.

In contrast, 134 universities in the UK have embraced the IHRA definition. Some universities, like Ravensbourne University London, Swansea University, and the University for the Creative Arts, have chosen not to adopt the definition due to its perceived limitation in covering all faith groups.

Kingston University, Robert Gordon University, and SOAS University of London stated that their existing policies already adequately address antisemitism, thus rendering adoption unnecessary.

SOAS University of London, while not adopting the IHRA definition, asserted its firm stance against antisemitism and all forms of discrimination through its SOAS Charter on Racism, Antisemitism, and All Forms of Cultural, Ethnic, and Religious Chauvinism.

A spokesperson for CAA commended the majority of British universities that have adopted the International Definition of Antisemitism as a show of solidarity with Jewish students in the fight against anti-Jewish racism. They criticized the minority of universities for their continued refusal and urged them to reconsider their positions. Photo by Shadowssettle, Wikimedia commons.