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Student awarded settlement after complaint of anti-Israel bias in academic judgment
Posted: 30/05/2023
A sociology undergraduate student at the University of Leeds has reached an undisclosed commercial settlement with the university after complaining that her coursework was wrongly failed because it did not blame Israel for the crimes of Hamas against Palestinians. The student, Ms Greyman, said that she spoke with a number of lecturers......>>
Student complaints to higher education adjudicator reach record levels
Posted: 24/05/2023
When higher education students have exhausted their provider’s internal complaints process and are not satisfied with the outcome, they can submit complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA). Complaints within the OIA’s jurisdiction include academic appeals, disciplinary matters, and welfare......>>
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: new duties for providers
Posted: 24/05/2023
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 was first introduced as a bill by Parliament on 12 May 2021. Its stated aim is to strengthen the duty on universities, colleges and students’ unions (SUs) to protect freedom of speech for students, academics and guest speakers. It has been controversial. Some think it is necessary......>>
Is student-created IP fair game?
Posted: 26/04/2023
Is it fair for a university to own intellectual property (IP) created by a student? In the recent ruling of OUI v ONI, Judge Daniel Alexander clarified a key legal issue in relation to postgraduate students as consumers, and its impact on university IP policies. The case arose against a background of debate amongst higher educational institutions......>>
How can financing assist the current challenges independent schools face?
Posted: 21/09/2022
There are over 2,000 independent schools in the UK, and around 600,000 children who are educated at these schools each year - accounting for approximately 6.4% of the total number of school children in England. The Bank of England has announced that the current inflation rate is at 10.1% (as of 17 August 2022)......>>
The price of defame: defamation claims and remedies
Posted: 20/09/2022
A claim for defamation arises when there has been publication of untrue allegations to third parties which name or identify the claimant and which has caused, or is likely to cause, serious harm to their reputation. Establishing the meaning of the words complained about is always the first step......>>
Landmark Supreme Court decision provides definitive answer on holiday pay for part year and casual workers
Posted: 21/07/2022
The Supreme Court yesterday issued a landmark decision in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel. This decision deals with a key principle in relation to how to deal with holiday pay for casual and part year workers. Historically, where employers have paid rolled up holiday pay, this has been at a rate of 12.07%......>>
Freedom of speech in higher education - how did we get here?
Posted: 14/07/2022
The controversial topics of freedom of speech on campus and institutional autonomy recently hit the headlines again when the Guardian reported: ‘Universities to defy government pressure to ditch race equality group – “Line has been crossed” say English universities, after request to drop scheme identifying barriers to ethnic minority students’......>>
Obligations of higher education institutions to students with disabilities highlighted following student death
Posted: 14/07/2022
The University of Bristol has been found to have discriminated against a student who took her own life after it failed to make adjustments for her disability. The case was brought by Natasha Abrahart’s family after her death in 2018. Universities and other higher education institutions (HEIs) have specific duties under the Equality Act 2010......>>
A note of caution on the recently published EHRC guidance on the provision of single sex services
Posted: 21/06/2022
In April 2022, the Equality and Human Rights Commission issued non-statutory guidance on the provision of separate and single-sex services. While initially seen as a welcome step on a difficult issue, it has since been the subject of criticism from prominent trans rights campaigners, including Mermaids......>>

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