FOI_26-264 Managing protests and security

Date of response: 16 October 2026

We have now considered your request of 07 October 2026 for the following information:

Part one: Campus protest training

Question 1. Yes or no, has your university since October 2023 commissioned external staff training on how to manage campus/student protests?

Here is one example of such a training: Managing Student Conflict & Protest - ted Learning

Our response:

No external staff have been commissioned to provide training on managing protests.

Question 2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, please confirm:

A. The dates of the training(s)

B. The name the company(s) commissioned to provide the trainings and the amount paid to each one

C. The number of staff who attended the trainings and the departments they work in

D. Whether the training(s) involved a simulation of a campus protest performed by students and/or actors E. The theme(s) of any protest simulation(s) (e.g. environmental)?

Our response:

Not applicable.

Part two: Surveillance systems and facial recognition

Question 3. Please confirm whether your university has any CCTV or video surveillance systems that incorporate artificial intelligence, and also whether these AI capabilities have been used in the past 12 months. This should include, but not be limited to, fixed CCTV, mobile units, body-worn cameras, and systems operated on the university’s behalf by third party contractors.

Our response:

No.

Question 4. If the answer to Q3 is yes, please provide the supplier/vendor and product name of each system.

Our response:

Not applicable.

Question 5. For each system disclosed in response to Q4, please confirm whether or not it has any of the following AI-enabled or automated capabilities:

a. Perimeter intrusion detection

b. Object detection and tracking

c. Emotion recognition

d. Aggressive behaviour detection

e. Slip and fall detection

f. Facial recognition watchlists

g. False alarm filtering

h. Vehicle identification and tracking

i. Forensic analysis tools

j. Weapon detection (e.g. knives, firearms) k. Behavioural analysis (e.g. suspicious activity detection) l. Automatic enrolment of facial recognition data

Our response:

Not applicable.

Question 6. For each capability disclosed in response to Q5, please provide:

a) Whether the capability is installed

b) Whether it has ever been enabled or used operationally

c) The date it was first deployed or activated (where applicable)

Our response:

Not applicable,

Question 7. Please provide, where held, the number of cameras within your university premises that are equipped with each capability.

Our response:

Not applicable.