Official responses and statements
Primary page content
March 2026
A statement about reference to Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® in the Epstein files.
August 2025
A freedom of information request regarding the independent inquiry into antisemitism.
June 2025
A letter to the Secretary of State for Education following the conclusion of the independent inquiry into antisemitism, which sets out our antisemitism action plan. Similar letters were sent to key stakeholders including our local MPs.
April 2025
A letter to our local MP Vicky Foxcroft setting out the importance of certainty over international students who bring economic, cultural and social benefit to us and our home borough of Lewisham. Similar letters were sent to Lewisham MPs Janet Daby and Ellie Reeves.
August 2024
A statement on unrest in the UK with links to support for students and colleagues. It was published on 7 August 2024.
May 2024
Commitments made by SMT to student-led campaign group Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® for Palestine, following their occupation of the Professor Stuart Hall building in Spring term 2024.
March 2024
Response from Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ Senior Management Team (SMT) to a set of demands issued by student-staff campaign group Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® for Palestine (GfP): SMT response to GfP 1 March 2024 (PDF)
February 2024
A statement from Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å®' Senior Management Team over the Middle East crisis.
December 2023
Apology to Professor Des Freedman and Dr Gholam Khiabany (PDF)
October 2023
A statement from Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å®' Senior Management Team over the Middle East crisis.
September 2023
Letter to Robert Halfon MP (PDF) responding to his assertion that free school meals are included in TEF benchmarking.
July 2023
Letter to Gillian Keegan MP (PDF) in response to the government announcement over changes to the university sector.
February 2023
Statement on transphobia, following graffiti and stickers using transphobic slogans appearing on campus.
June 2022
Response to Freedom of Information (FOI) request 2379 enquiry regarding senior remuneration and expenses: FOI 2379 Response and Attachments (PDF)
May 2021
Letter to Oliver Dowden CBE MP (PDF) about the decision not to reappoint Dr Aminul Hoque MBE, Lecturer in Educational Studies at Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å®, as a trustee of Royal Museums Greenwich.
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å®' response to the Office for Students consultation on recurrent funding for 2021-22: OfS recurrent funding response (PDF)
During academic year 2020/21, students from Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® who are living in halls of residence used by Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® students joined together to form the Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® Rent Strike group. This document sets out the issues raised by Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® Rent Strike which directly relate to accommodation as well as broader requests made by the group: Responding to Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® Rent Strike (PDF)
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å®' response to being cited in a national campaign around investments in arms firms: Statement on investment claims (PDF)
Letter to Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® Students' Union (PDF) and Letter to Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® UCU (PDF) responding to claims about Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® investing in Israeli arms firms.
January 2021
Joint statement issued by Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® and Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® UNISON about ongoing collaborative efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the Office for Students consultation on quality and standards.
February 2020
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the of USS employers on the second Joint Expert Panel report: Response to the JEP2 Consultation (PDF)
October 2019
Statement on institutional racism
March 2019
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to Research England’s (KEF): Download our response (PDF)
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to Dame Shirley Pearce’s (TEF): Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® Pearce Review response (PDF)
October 2018
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the of USS employers on the Joint Expert Panel recommendations: Download our response (PDF)
September 2018
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the AHRC’s consultation on its Strategic Delivery Plan: Download our response (PDF)
July 2018
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the UPP Foundation’s : Civic University Commission submission (PDF)
June 2018
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the Mayor of London’s Draft Culture Strategy ‘Culture for all Londoners’: Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® reponse to MoL Culture Strategy (PDF)
May 2018
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the call for evidence for the Review of post-18 education and funding:
Post-18 Funding Review response (PDF)
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the DfE’s consultation on the proposed design of subject-level Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF): Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® Subject-Level TEF Consultation response (PDF)
May 2017
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ proposals to The Creative Industries Sector Deal: Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å® response to Creative Industries Sector Deal (PDF)
April 2017
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to ‘Building Our Industrial Strategy’ Green Paper: Industrial Strategy Green Paper consultation response (PDF)
March 2016
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Å®' response to the call for evidence for 'Lord Stern's review of the Research Excellence Framework': Download our response (Word doc download)
January 2016
Ã山ǿ¼éÓ×Ů’ response to the ‘Fullfilling our Potential: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice’ Green Paper: Download our response (PDF)