Category: universities

Universities and requests for lecturers’ private research: when will it be “held” by the University? – Panopticon

Posted December 14th, 2012 in electronic mail, freedom of information, news, universities by tracey

“The First-Tier Tribunal’s decision of 13 December 2012 in Montague v (1) Information Commissioner (2) Liverpool John Moores University EA/2012/0109 will be of interest to academic institutions, and any other public bodies whose employees have research interests not necessarily connected with their job. Anya Proops of 11KBW appeared for the University.”

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Panopticon, 13th December 2012

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College of Law to become the UK’s first for-profit university – OUT-LAW.com

Posted November 27th, 2012 in education, legal education, news, universities by sally

“The privately-owned College of Law has been granted university status and will be renamed ‘The University of Law’, it has announced.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 26th November 2012

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Britain’s first profit-making university opened – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 23rd, 2012 in legal education, news, universities by tracey

“In a groundbreaking move, it was revealed that the College of Law, the country’s largest provider of legal education and training, had been granted full university status. It is the first private university to be established since Buckingham – officially a charity – was awarded the full title almost 30 years ago. But it the first time a profit-making organisation has been turned into a university.”

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Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012

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Securing a training contract: steps to take while at university – The Guardian

Posted October 8th, 2012 in legal education, news, trainee solicitors, universities by sally

“Newly-qualified solicitor Sayo Ogundele shares his advice on how to kickstart your career in law while at university.”

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The Guardian, 8th October 2012

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EU laws on orphan works given final approval – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 5th, 2012 in copyright, EC law, libraries, news, universities by tracey

“EU ministers have voted to back new laws that will allow for libraries, museums and universities, among other organisations, to digitise works from their collections that have become ‘orphaned.’ ”

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OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2012

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London Met lodges legal challenge over student visas – The Guardian

Posted September 11th, 2012 in immigration, judicial review, news, universities, visas by tracey

“University seeks judicial review after losing highly trusted status for sponsoring international students.”

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The Guardian, 11th September 2012

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London Metropolitan University starts visa legal action – BBC News

Posted September 5th, 2012 in immigration, news, universities, visas by sally

“A London university is to launch legal action against the UK Border Agency’s decision to revoke its licence to sponsor international students.”

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BBC News, 3rd September 2012

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Damian Green addresses Parliament about London Met – Home Office

Posted September 4th, 2012 in immigration, press releases, universities, visas by tracey

“Damian Green answers an urgent question on London Metropolitan University in Parliament.”

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Home Office, 3rd September 2012

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Border Agency decision threatens thousands of international students – The Guardian

Posted August 30th, 2012 in immigration, news, universities, visas by tracey

“The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has revoked London Metropolitan University’s power to teach or recruit international students, leaving nearly 3,000 students facing deportation unless they can find another place to study within 60 days.”

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The Guardian, 30th August 2012

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Leniency for protest student – The Independent

Posted June 25th, 2012 in demonstrations, freedom of expression, news, punishment, universities by sally

“Owen Holland, the Cambridge PhD student suspended by Cambridge University for two and half years for a protest against cuts, had his sentence cut to one term yesterday.”

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The Independent, 23rd June 2012

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College of Law sale prompts call for private equity veto – The Guardian

Posted April 17th, 2012 in charities, legal education, news, private equity, universities by sally

“The government is being urged to prevent universities being bought by private equity firms after the College of Law, a charity that provides teaches law courses in London and six other cities across England, was sold to a private equity firm for £200m.”

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The Guardian, 17th April 2012

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Skilled migrants to lose right to settle in UK – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2012 in immigration, migrant workers, news, universities by tracey

“More than 40,000 skilled migrants a year are to lose their right to work beyond five years in Britain, in a move towards creating a temporary ‘guestworker’ migrant labour force in the UK. The home secretary, Theresa May, will tell MPs on Wednesday that she is breaking the link between migration and settlement for the first time, by taking away the right to remain in Britain for more than five years from any migrant worker earning less than £35,000 a year.”

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The Guardian, 29th February 2012

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Poor not singled out by rise in university fees, rules court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 23rd, 2012 in fees, human rights, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“This judgment, the latest in an expanding list of decisions on challenges to the Coalition government’s spending cuts, is an interesting example of judicial restraint and deference to the government on issues of macro-policy, at a time when the extent of judicial intervention into political decision-making is the subject of much debate in the legal profession and academia, thanks to Lord Sumption’s FA Mann Lecture on the subject late last year and its recent rebuttal by Sir Stephen Sedley.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd February 2012

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Why judicial review didn’t overturn tuition fees – The Guardian

Posted February 20th, 2012 in fees, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“The case is a prime example of how judges’ relationship with administrative decision-making is changing.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2012

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Teenage students lose high court battle to overturn tuition fees rise – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 17th, 2012 in equality, fees, human rights, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“Two students, Callum Hurley and Katy Moore, have failed in their High Court attempt to overturn the Government’s decision to allow universities to almost treble tuition fees.”

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Daily Telegraph, 17th February 2012

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Tuition fees ruling could question legality of university charges – The Guardian

Posted February 17th, 2012 in education, equality, fees, human rights, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“The high court is to rule on whether ministers acted legally in allowing universities to charge tuition fees of up to £9,000 a year from this autumn.”

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The Guardian, 17th February 2012

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Birmingham University gets high court injunction against sit-in protesters – The Guardian

Posted December 8th, 2011 in demonstrations, injunctions, news, universities by tracey

“One of the biggest universities in the UK has obtained a high court injunction that criminalises all occupation-style protests on its 250-acre campus for the next 12 months, the Guardian has learned.”

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The Guardian, 8th December 2011

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Charities and universities to benefit from VAT exemption for shared services – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 7th, 2011 in bills, charities, EC law, news, universities, VAT by sally

“The Government will implement EU proposals that will allow charities and universities to share services without charging each other VAT, according to proposals published in today’s Finance Bill 2012.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th December 2011

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Data laws ‘have made university references worthless’ – BBC News

Posted December 5th, 2011 in data protection, expenses, freedom of information, interception, news, universities by sally

“References provided by schools about university applicants have been rendered worthless by the Data Protection Act, a crossbench peer has told the BBC.”

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BBC News, 5th December 2011

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University student convicted of murdering fellow student – The Guardian

Posted December 1st, 2011 in murder, news, universities by sally

“A university student is facing life imprisonment after being convicted of killing a fellow student and stuffing him into an airing cupboard.”

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The Guardian, 30th November 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk