At last, students in England must be protected from staff abusing power

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Regulator nudges campuses towards staff-student relationship ban

Office for Students drops plans to require universities to keep a register of personal relationships between staff and learners, but stops short of mandating bans

By Juliette Rowsell

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Campaign urges universities to ban staff-student relationships

1752 Group works with branches of the University and College Union to pressure institutions to go further than OfS proposals

By Tom Williams

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Should universities ban staff-student relationships?

As several UK universities outlaw sex between academics and students, two writers offer differing views on the Office for Students’ proposed ban

By Lincoln Allison

3 August

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Oxford bans intimate relationships between staff and students

Prohibition covers students that staff have direct responsibility for, ahead of introduction of new sector-wide rules

By Chris Havergal

8 March

At last, students in England must be protected from staff abusing power

The OfS’ stronger than expected registration condition on sexual harassment and misconduct comes not a moment too soon, says Anna Bull

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At last, students in England must be protected from staff abusing power

The OfS’ stronger than expected registration condition on sexual harassment and misconduct comes not a moment too soon, says Anna Bull

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