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BAT report spots good prospects

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An internal report produced by British American Tobacco on the attitudes of UK universities identified six institutions which had privately indicated that they would be prepared to break their own ethical funding policies and accept funding from the tobacco industry. The six named institutions were Sunderland, Ulster, Dundee, Sheffield Hallam and Oxford universities and University College London. The report, which was written in September 2000, has been released along with millions of other documents in the wake of legal case in the US.

Financial management, Public affairs, Alliances, partnerships, TOBACCO PRODUCTS, Tobacco farms, Ethics, Finance, Ethical aspects, Tobacco industry, British-American Tobacco Company Ltd., Alliances and partnerships, Company financing

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Audit critic is lone UK failure

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The Quality Assurance Agency has delivered a vote of "no confidence" in the academic standards of the American InterContinental University in London, the first time the organisation has delivered such a vote for the academic standards of an entire university. The university, which is led by Geoffrey Alderman, who has been an outspoken critic of the QAA, is disputing the ruling and, as such, it may be months before an official verdict, which may be amended from the current decision, is made public.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Standards, Evaluation, Education, Educational standards

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The 'joke' field with serious prospects

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An analysis of perceptions of media studies as an university discipline. It is acknowledged that media studies has a tarnished image in the mind of most people and that by many it is regarded as a joke field of research not undertaken by serious academics, however, it is argued that in reality the subject is enjoying explosive growth, with the number of students taking the subject rising to 11,780 last year from 3,845 in 1995, according to the Higher Education Statistics Agency.

Sales & consumption, Analysis, Statistics, Media programs, Media programs (Education), Educational aspects, User statistics

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