UK universities not hotbeds of jihadism, report claims

New research suggests that UK universities are not hotbeds of Islamic radicalism, as had been previously claimed.

The findings of the study by the University of Cambridge contradict concerns that had arisen that the UK was succumbing to a rise of 'campus extremism'.

'Contact with social democracy, multiculturalism and new generational experiences and opportunities have created a momentum for accommodation [of young Muslims] rather than a clash,' the report said.

Dr June Edmunds, who carried out the research, told The Guardian that the report's findings show that while a minority of Muslim students hold extremist views, 'most are concerned about human rights and social democracy'.

Earlier this year, the Centre for Social Cohesion, - founded by the Civitas think-tank - published a report that claimed a significant number of Muslim students at British universities condoned murdering in the name of religion.