..but it seems that there is much more to worry about if one teaches in a UK university. According to the Times Higher Ed Supplement, The first survey of students' behaviour towards university staff has revealed "the extent to which the latter are subject to harassment, verbal abuse and assault.
More than half the staff responding to the National Student Conduct Survey had experienced student misbehaviour at least five times, while a quarter had encountered physical, verbal or written threats. For 11 per cent of staff experiencing a series of incidents, such events occurred on a daily basis.
The survey was carried out by a team at Nottingham Trent University, led by Deborah Lee from the School of Social Sciences.
Dr Lee presented her findings to the annual Universities Personnel Association (UPA) conference this week. She told The Times Higher it was time universities started to take the issue seriously".
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