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ISSUE 691 26 NOV 2018 exepose.com @Exepose
THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER SINCE 1987
Hedges sentence casts doubt on academic ties
‘People are struggling without this money’
Graham Moore Editor
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URHAM and Exeter Universities and academics internationally have come out in support of Matthew Hedges.The PhD student has been given a life sentence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), following charges of spying on behalf of the UK government. The family of Matthew Hedges, a PhD student at Durham University, maintains that he was in the UAE undertaking research on the country’s security strategy for his PhD at Durham University.
Some Erasmus grants still unpaid University cites ‘teething issues’ with new finance system Students ‘let down and angered’ by University handling of the issue
It is an alarming day today for human rights and academia
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mus grant’ in response to a number of enquiries from students. ‘The university has recently moved over to a new finance system and there have been some teething issues’, the email reads: “As soon as the Finance Team have identified and resolved the issue with the new system, these ...
A petition, circulated by in the international academic community, has gathered over 600 signatories. Hedges, 31, is an Exeter resident and previously completed a degree in Middle Eastern Studies at the University. News of his sentencing has led many to further question the legality of his detainment and process, alongside possible violations of Matthew’s human rights. A petition for Hedges’ immediate release has gathered over 600 signatures from the academic community worldwide. A petition, in the form of an open letter to the UAE calling for Hedges’ “immediate release”, has been circulating amongst the international...
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RASMUS grants have not been paid to a number of students on year abroad programmes, Exeposé understands. According to Erasmus+, these can be worth €470 per month. The University has acknowl-
edged delays in the payments. The grant, a fund allocated to study and work abroad students by the British Council and participating institutions, is usually given out in late summer or in the early stages of the autumn term. However, students have raised concerns with Exeposé that, despite completing the appropriate paperwork in a timely manner, there has been a delay
in the payment. Some students working or studying abroad, whose Erasmus+ grants were initially delayed, have now received their grants. But at the time of writing others are still experiencing delays. An email was circulated to students, informing them of the delay, on 6 November 2018. The email was an ‘update on the payment of the Eras-
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