POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 31 MAY 2022 Tackling Harassment and Sexual Misconduct The Committee of University Chairs (CUC) has published new guidance for Chairs and Governing Bodies of universities relating to Tackling Harassment and Sexual Misconduct (May 2022)... Read more Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read Governance
POSTED BY ROBERT RENFREE | 30 MAY 2022 Launch of new graduate visa route Today sees the launch of the Government’s High Potential Individual visa, which gives successful applicants at least two years’ permission to stay and work in the UK... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 25 MAY 2022 Themes from the OIA annual report 2021 The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA) has recently published its annual report. The content is perhaps not particularly surprising for those dealing regularly with student complaints in HE. Some key themes are... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY SALLY LANSDELL | 12 MAY 2022 Six things you need to know about the SEND consultation 2022 At first blush it might not seem like the Green Paper on the Future of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and Alternative Provision system in England has much to do with higher education. After all, the consultation is focused on introducing new standards in the quality of support given to children... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
POSTED BY JAGVINDER SINGH KANG | 11 MAY 2022 The UK international data transfer landscape - what has changed? The UK GDPR prohibits transfers of personal data to countries outside the UK, without there being an Adequacy Regulation, or appropriate safeguards (or other permitted exceptions) in place... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
9 MAY 2022 National Security Investment Update for Universities Universities and other research organisations should be aware of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 when collaborating with other parties to acquire, sell or develop certain organisations and assets, including IP commercialisation, spin-outs, research collaboration and funding... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY KATE ALLAN | 6 MAY 2022 Nationality and Borders Bill (an update) Since March 2022, the Bill has ping ponged between the House of Lords and the House of Commons, but has now been passed into law... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
POSTED BY SIAN JACKSON | 5 MAY 2022 Anti-casualisation - A rock and a hard place Universities continue to face industrial action. One of UCU’s ‘four fights’ is anti-casualisation with UCU seeking an end to ‘precarious’ contracts... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
POSTED BY GARY ATTLE | 5 MAY 2022 New OfS conditions of registration in force from 1 May 2022 The Office for Students has introduced new ‘conditions of registration’ relating to quality and standards in higher education in England... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
POSTED BY NEIL BURTON | 4 MAY 2022 Investment powers of charity trustees The High Court has confirmed that charity trustees have a discretion to exclude investments which they reasonably believe are in conflict with their charity’s purposes... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
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