Fear over legality of complaint watchdog

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Experts have warned that the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), the student complaints ombudsman which is due to open its doors in week commencing 29 March 2004, could violate human rights laws. The main concern is that the OIA's hearing, which are described as "informal" on the ombudsman's own website, will not conform with article six of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to "a fair and public hearing".

Services introduction, New Products/Services, Students, Company service introduction, Service introduction, Ombudsmen, Civil rights

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Research damaged as visas withheld

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Government fear of illegal immigration and terrorism is damaging international academic research, according to Suman Gupta, leading scholar and director of the Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies at the Open University. The claims come after Professor Gupta had to cancel a five-day international workshop because five Moroccan colleagues were prevented from entering the country.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Research and Testing Services, Scientific Research and Development Services, Research & Development-Universities, Forecasts and trends, Universities and colleges, Political aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Students, Foreign, Foreign students, University research, Student visas

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Palestinians accuse UCU

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The accusation leveled by Palestinian academic leaders at the U.K.'s University and College Union (UCU) of suppressing academic debate is presented. This is in response to the cancellation of a planned UCU discussion on an academic boycott of Israeli universities.

Company legal issue, Cases, Palestinian Territories, Teachers' unions, Scholars, Educational programs

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