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Fears that universities could ask their academics to police extremism on campus have been eased, but the Government's new Terrorism Bill has raised fresh concerns about academic freedom. New guidelines for universities about "dealing with hate crimes and intolerance" stress that staff will not be expected to monitor the political activities or beliefs of their students. Academics have urged the Government to rethink its Terrorism Bill, arguing that as it is currently worded chemists, social workers and librarians could be subject to prosecution.
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Managers at Cambridge University are too cautious in handling underperforming academics and administrators, according to an internal report for the university. The report concluded that there is a widespread perception that the university's personnel division is averse to taking risks in the management of staff and that while decisions should be made in the light of current employment law and practice, "the efficiency of the university's teaching and research should be the primary consideration".
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A Workplace Equality Index reports that the higher education sector is among the worst performing sectors for gay-friendly employment. Non-judgmentalism of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) staff and support to them are recommended in universities along with openness and appreciation of diversity. Universities have taken steps through adopting a policy barring discrimination based on sexual orientation of staff.
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