Notes

We strongly believe that university is not about being told how to think, but being prepared to think for oneself. This marks the next stage of our independence, and the greatest gift this institution can give you is not a piece of paper, but the ability and the confidence to think critically in your chosen field, and to take your own future into your own hands.

Here at KDS, we aim to take that ethos and apply it to all types of public discussion, whatever the subject. We endorse the principle of free speech, free expression, and open critical debate. We pledge to provide all students with a neutrally moderated, public stage to engage with one another in this manner - all views are welcome, as all will come under the scrutiny that public debate brings. This is not a safe space, because neither is the world around us. To kill a bad idea, you must strip it of all credibility, best achieved through an open and public competition of ideas and intellect.