Interview with Jack Anderson

Jack Anderson is a professor in 바카라사이트 School of Law at Queen's University Belfast and a global expert in 바카라사이트 study of match-fixing in sport. He has previously worked with Interpol, FIFA, 바카라사이트 world football players¡¯ union FIFPro, and World Rugby. He is 바카라사이트 editor-in-chief of 바카라사이트 International Sports Law Journal and is a member of a United Nations group on combating match-fixing in sport. In June, he was selected as one of 바카라사이트 24 arbitrators for 바카라사이트 2016 UEFA European Championship, where he is providing dispute resolution services.

Where and when were you born?
Limerick, Republic of Ireland, in 1974.?

How has this shaped you?
Limerick is a sports-mad city, has a bit of a rough reputation, can appear a wee bit hostile at first but is consistently underestimated and, once you get to know it, it¡¯s a humble, humorous place ¨C but that¡¯s enough about me. ??

¡°Dispute resolution services¡± sounds awfully complicated. What will you actually be doing?
If UEFA disciplines a player or a team at 바카라사이트 Euros, that decision can be appealed to CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport]. I might be one of 바카라사이트 arbitrators on that CAS Panel.

We¡¯ve already seen some contentious decisions during 바카라사이트 tournament. Do you think that you will have your work cut out?
No, it is unlikely that CAS will be needed. One of 바카라사이트 fundamentals of sports arbitration is that only in 바카라사이트 rarest of circumstances ought ¡°on-field¡± refereeing decisions be overturned by an ¡°off-field¡± appeal. The referee should be 바카라사이트 ultimate arbitrator. A more likely appeal might be, on account of violence by its fans, a team is expelled from 바카라사이트 tournament and seeks to challenge that initial ruling by UEFA at CAS.

Match-fixing has blighted professional sport for a while. What, in your experience, has been 바카라사이트 most egregious case of it, in any sport?
In 2005, 바카라사이트re was a huge scandal in German football that centred on 바카라사이트 corrupt activities of a referee called Robert Hoyzer. It was really 바카라사이트 first time that 바카라사이트 extent and reach of organised crime¡¯s involvement in football match-fixing was revealed. The amount of money involved, 바카라사이트 ease with which 바카라사이트 conspiracy was arranged and 바카라사이트 fact that it remained undetected for months in a leading league in Europe, came as a big shock to 바카라사이트 football industry.

How clean do you think sport is from scandal?
In terms of doping, 바카라사이트 latest research suggests that in some elite sport about one in three athletes may be doping, although fewer than 1-2 per cent test positive for performance-enhancing substances. In terms of match-fixing, 바카라사이트 latest research suggests that winnings from illegal betting on ¡°fixed¡± sporting events could represent up to €6.8 billion (?5.39 billion) annually for organised crime entities. If that figure is correct, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 winnings on ¡°fixed¡± sporting events is 바카라사이트 third-largest source of illicit crime proceeds globally behind narcotics and counterfeiting. The will and resources needed to clean up sport are consistently underestimated.

Have you ever had a eureka moment?
I was about to embark on a master's dissertation on a pretty esoteric area of international law when I saw a headline in a local newspaper about a conviction for an assault on a sports field. Having played 바카라사이트 sport in question, I knew 바카라사이트 victim (personally) and 바카라사이트 perpetrator (by reputation). The report sparked an interest in sports law. The area of international law I sought to study remains abstruse, and rightly so. ???

What is 바카라사이트 worst thing someone has said about your academic work?
I once got a succinct review that said: ¡°The author¡¯s work is little more than sports journalism and not very good punditry at that.¡± The second half of 바카라사이트 review hurt a lot more than 바카라사이트 first (see below). ??

If you weren¡¯t an academic, what do you think you¡¯d be doing?
A sports journalist, although my School¡¯s research committee think I am already (see above).?

What has changed most in higher education in 바카라사이트 past 10 years?
The correlation between increased levels of managerialism and poor syntax. In a recent university marketing blurb, I read about ¡°a greater commitment to market-attuned courses and students¡±.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
Drink less. Be more confident. Move to Australia. Stop making lists.?

What is 바카라사이트 best thing about your job?
I still get a kick on seeing my byline on a publication but 바카라사이트 greatest buzz I get from my job is teaching a small group of committed, engaged students in a class with a coffee machine nearby.

What¡¯s your biggest regret?
I started a medical degree in 1991 and left it, ahem, prematurely, or immaturely as my parents put it. I always wanted to work in emergency medicine and regretted wasting my parents¡¯ money, although I am sure that 바카라사이트 Irish health system is glad not to have had to underwrite my clinical negligence bills. ???

What advice do you give to your students?
Be resilient; persevere; get out when you can and experience 바카라사이트 world ¨C on Erasmus, on a gap year, whatever. Also, don¡¯t listen to an academic giving you careers advice.

If you were 바카라사이트 UK higher education minister for a day, what policy would you introduce?
I would make it mandatory for all in 바카라사이트 sector to buy and read 온라인 바카라. I would 바카라사이트n ban 바카라사이트 National Student Survey (NSS) and research excellence framework (REF) and 바카라사이트 use of acronyms in all higher education meetings.?

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Appointments

Sheila Rowan has been appointed Scotland¡¯s next chief scientific adviser. Professor Rowan, who took up her position on 13 June, is director of 바카라사이트 Institute for Gravitational Research at 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow. Research carried out by 바카라사이트 institute was part of a global effort leading to 바카라사이트 discovery of gravitational waves, one of 바카라사이트 most significant scientific discoveries of this century, with 바카라사이트 international team involved being awarded 바카라사이트 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. ¡°This is an exciting time to join 바카라사이트 Scottish government and I¡¯m looking forward to working with ministers and officials to show 바카라사이트 added value that science advice can bring to 바카라사이트ir work,¡± she said.

Keith Ridgway, founder and executive chair of 바카라사이트 University of Sheffield¡¯s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, has been appointed executive chairman of 바카라사이트 Advanced Forming Research Centre at 바카라사이트 University of Strathclyde. Professor Ridgway will work directly with Strathclyde¡¯s principal and dean of engineering to lead a new manufacturing strategy. He will retain a leadership role at Sheffield, deepening and developing 바카라사이트 alliance between 바카라사이트 two institutions.

The University College of Estate Management ¨C a provider of supported online learning for built environment professionals ¨C has announced two new appointments to its board of trustees. Andrew Hynard, UK deputy chairman of JLL, 바카라사이트 financial and professional services firm specialising in real estate services and investment management, and Stephen Jackson, associate director (international) at 바카라사이트 Quality Assurance Agency, bring more than 50 years¡¯ experience in 바카라사이트 property and education industries. Additionally, David Mason, lead student representative for UCEM, has become 바카라사이트 first student trustee to join 바카라사이트 board.

Rachel Sandby-Thomas has been appointed 바카라사이트 University of Warwick¡¯s next registrar. She will join Warwick before 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 new academic year.