Three-pronged attack on red tape

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British university leaders and union leaders, as well as the Cabinet Office Better Regulation Task Force, called for university regulators to put an end to excessive bureaucracy and over-regulation. The president of Universities UK, Professor Floud, is expected to address the issue at the annual vice-chancellors residential meeting in September 2001.

Education, Bureaucracy, Public opinion

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Contract shift puts research role at risk

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Reading University academics fear that managers will be able to take away their research duties under proposed changes to contracts. The university plans to retrospectively change academic contracts, removing a clause which makes conducting research a 'requirement' of the job.

Management dynamics, Personnel administration, Influence, Labor relations, Company business management, Education law

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New class proposed to end 2:1 bonanza

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The Student Achievement Steering Group has cautiously suggested adding an extra classification to the traditional second-class honours degree. The move comes amid concerns that 43 percent of all graduates received a 2:1 last year.

Degrees, Academic, Academic degrees

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