In this edition we provide you with the latest in legal updates, news and insight from the higher education sector.
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Universities make decisions everyday which could lead disgruntled students, or others, to seek to bring a legal challenge.
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Mention telecoms masts to most estate teams and you will immediately see that they are not their favourite topic and recently negotiations have been made more difficult by virtue of the rights the telecoms providers have under the new Electronic Communications Code.
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In what seems like a lifetime ago given the events of the past six months, back in November 2017 the UK Government published its Industrial Strategy White Paper ‘Industrial Strategy: Building a Britain fit for the future’.
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Universities across the nation have been working valiantly to produce a vaccine for SARS-CoV-2, otherwise known as Covid-19, in addition to working tirelessly on new testing options. It is easy in these times to forget that universities may still own valuable intellectual property (IP) created in these efforts.
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When the Government’s lockdown suddenly fell upon us, we all scrambled to find new ways of working. One of our HR consultant tells us his experience of holding virtual meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic and how to get the best out of them.
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The pandemic will have seriously tested the effectiveness of governance of higher education institutions. Both in respect of the response to the challenges presented but also in terms of preparedness to respond and deal with major global events.
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As students and staff become embedded into the ‘new normal’ of campus life we take a look at some of the practical issues affecting the Higher Education sector during the pandemic.
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With World Mental Health Day coming up tomorrow, and with the backdrop of COVID-19 dominating most of our thoughts and everyday lives, now is a great opportunity to start thinking about going the extra mile to support the wellbeing of your staff and pupils.
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View our on-demand video where Education Partners Nick MacKenzie and Dominic Swift discuss the approach to members and board meetings in the ‘new normal’ considering the benefits of virtual meetings and discuss how in the longer-term, boards might combine virtual and in-person meetings to be more effective.
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