There follows a guest contribution from a Professor at the pseudonymous “Poppleton University”. Despite formal policies protecting the sanctity of academic freedom, an academic’s complaint was diverted to the Registrar’s Office, which dismissed it without following proper procedures. This is part of a common phenomenon in UK Universities, which allows Read more…
Members of Regent House may have received notice that a Grace is now open for signatures. The Grace is being proposed by Ronald Haynes. It is here. The Grace has been prompted by recent concerns about activities carried out under the University’s Human Resources policies, particularly those concerning Organisational Change, Read more…
The Tribunal has ended. The Panel is now considering its verdict. We wish them clarity and sound judgment in their deliberations. Stuart Brittenden KC (acting for Prof Wyn Evans) made two closing submissions with regard to the ‘protected disclosures’ (or whistleblowing) here and the consequent detriments here. These are public Read more…
Image shows wild flowers by Bury St Edmunds Employment Tribunal The closing submissions take place on Friday 26 June at 1.00pm via the CVP link. This will complete the hearing. The three-person panel will then retire to consider the evidence. The panel consists of an Employment Judge who is a Read more…
Image shows mallow and vetch on the wayside by Bury St Edmunds Tribunal. There is one more day of cross-examination on Monday 22 June. The witnesses include the Vice Chancellor, Prof Deborah Prentice. It is the last day in Bury St Edmunds for me and my legal team. The barristers Read more…
Day Nine concluded the cross-examination of Dr Mike Glover, Ms Emma Rampton and Ms Louise Akroyd. Today, we will hear from Prof Eilis Ferran and Prof Kamal Munir. There will be one more day of cross-examination on Monday 22 June. This includes the Vice Chancellor. Please keep comments coming. Until Read more…
Image shows common mallow by the wayside of Bury St Edmunds Tribunal. There has been some interesting commentary on the wider matters raised by the Tribunal, for example here. At the end of day eight, Prof McMahon completed his testimony. Prof Evans stated in open court earlier that he regards Read more…
Cumulative page views for the 21 Group blog are shown. It’s fair to say that the Tribunal is generating much interest. Half of all sessions since the launch of the site happened in the last 6 months. The matter has now been picked up by the Daily Mail here. Tribunal Read more…
The Guardian have now produced a summary of the first week of the Cambridge Whistleblowing Tribunal here. A consequence of the failure to settle the case is that the details are now entering the public domain through witness testimony, which can be freely reported. At the Institute of Astronomy in Read more…
Poppies at Bury St Edmunds. Day 5 was Friday 12 June 2026. Day 6 is Monday 15 June 2026. Day 5 saw the cross-examination of Prof Chris Reynolds (former Plumian Professor, now of University of Maryland), and the partial cross-examination of Prof Nigel Peake (Master Elect of Darwin College). Day Read more…