Ranks swell in army of casually employed

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Britain's undergraduates are increasingly being taught by casual staff on short-term contracts or hired on an hourly basis as universities attempt to educate a larger number of students more cheaply while enhancing the quality of their research. The number of part-timers in the UK rose by 71% in the 10 years to 1993/94, and they now account for almost one in 10 of university staff. Many universities are employing part-timers on teaching-only contracts in an attempt to protect their research stars' time to obtain the best possible position in assessment exercises.

College teachers, College faculty, Labor relations, Schools

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Another country

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It is not necessarily a cause for concern that the UK's new Labour government has decided not postpone freedom of information legislation, according to Robert Hazell, head of the constitution unit in the law department of University College London. His team has been working since 1995 on recommendations for constitutional reform. He expects that some progress will be made towards freedom of information during the current Parliament, and does not see any problems with delaying the reform of the House of Lords.

Planning, Political aspects, Interview, Constitutional amendments, Hazell, Robert

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