Matthew Hedges jailing: two more UK universities cut ties with UAE

British academic Matthew Hedges, who has been jailed for life in the UAE.The academic backlash against the life imprisonment of Matthew Hedges is growing, with two more UK universities cutting ties with the United Arab Emirates until the Durham PhD student accused of spying is released.Durham University has suspended all field research in the UAE while lecturers at the University of Exeter, where Hedges did his master’s degree, have voted in favour of an academic boycott and called on the