Ex-employee rails at 'smear'

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Adrian Quinn, a former member of the faculty of the journalism department at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), has accused the university of smearing his reputation by issuing false statements about him in an attempt to rebut claims that he and two other lecturers made earlier in 2003 that sub-standard students had been awarded degrees. On 19 May 2003, Janet Martin, head of corporate communications at LJMU issued a formal statement suggesting that the complaints made by all three lecturers were part of "personal vendettas" and were motivated by the hope of "financial gain". Michael Brown, LJMU vice-chancellor, has since written to Quinn to apologise if a false impression had been "inadvertently" created.

Libel and slander, Portrayals, Public relations, Company public relations, Liverpool John Moores University, Educational aspects, Quinn, Adrian

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Safety breaches put staff 'at risk'

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Colleges and universities have been accused of putting students and staff at risk after a series of health and safety law breaches. In one incident, a radioactive gun went missing, while in another incident involved the creation of a genetically modified virus without proper controls. The Health and Safety Executive, the government watchdog which monitors workplace safety, has taken action against academic institutions 55 times since 2001.

General services, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Employee Health & Safety, Labor Distribution by Employer, Analysis, Safety and security measures, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Statistics

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Racial tension dogs celebrated centre

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Gwendolen Bradshaw, dean of Bradford University's School of Health Studies, has written to staff warning that they have a duty under the law to promote 'good race relations' and 'r ace equality'. Staff were warned they must not risk the reputation of the university for promoting equality and valuing diversity.

Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Social aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Demographic aspects, Race relations, Equality

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