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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by cidermaker on February 23, 2023 - 12:09pm

An outright ban? For heavens sake university students are adults if over the age of 18. Staff do not stand in loco parentis as they did when the age of majority was 21.

#2 Submitted by graham.... on February 23, 2023 - 3:44pm

It does not seem much to ask of us as staff to stick to the research and teaching and not have sex with our students. What is the UCU position on this?

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