British Home Secretary Theresa May has accused universities in Britain of ''complacency'' in tackling Islamist extremism.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, she said universities were not taking the issue of radicalisation seriously enough.
''For too long there's been complacency around universities,'' Ms May said.
''I don't think they have been sufficiently willing to recognise what can be happening on their campuses and the radicalisation that can take place. I think there is more that universities can do.''
The government is about to issue a revised strategy to stop the growth of home-grown extremists.
The Telegraph said the strategy would name 25 boroughs considered most at risk from extremism, including parts of cities like London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Bradford.
The Daily Mail said the updated strategy has identified 40 universities where there could be a "particular risk of radicalisation or recruitment".
''More than 30% of people convicted for Al-Qaeda-associated terrorist offences in the UK ... are known to have attended university or a higher education institution,'' the newspaper quoted the report as saying.
The Prevent strategy was adopted following the London bombings in July 2005. It is aimed at countering extreme Islam by supporting mainstream Muslim groups.
Ms May launched a review of the strategy in November, saying it was not working as well as it could.
The government would withdraw funding from about 20 out of 1800 organisations that have received money over the past three years, she said.
