Recent disclosures in The Times and Daily Telegraph concerning Simon Goldhill must have come as little surprise in King’s College or the Classics Faculty at Cambridge. His pattern of conduct extended over many years — arguably decades — and was Read more…
In the case of Dr Oliveira, the 21 Group awaits the outcome of the Disciplinary Hearing against him held on 13 April 2026. After being mistreated in the School of Physical Sciences, Dr Oliveira refused to be silent. The University Read more…
As reported by The Times here and Daily Mail here, Prof Simon Goldhill of King’s College, Cambridge and the Faculty of Classics has been found guilty of sexual and professional misconduct. The only thing at all surprising about this is Read more…
The 21 Group is always willing to report accounts of victimisation and bullying in Universities. Please use contact@21percent.org to tell us your story. This contribution comes from a Lecturer at a University somewhere in the Midlands. “I moved to a Read more…
Dr Oliveira posts as ‘TheResearcher‘. Dr Oliveira has been associated with the University of Cambridge, including as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics and as a PhD student in the Department of History and Philosophy Read more…
The 21 Group has received a request to partly redact a blog comment because of a claimed breach of confidentiality. In this instance, we have agreed to do so, whilst pending legal clarification. Confidentiality is context-dependent. There are legitimate, even necessary Read more…
The Financial Times recently reported its 2026 employer rankings, based on data from Statista. To the surprise, consternation and disbelief of many, Cambridge University emerged in first place. After a short but necessary period of institutional composure, the 21 Group respectfully submitted Read more…
Here, we take a look at the role of external companies called into universities to assist in HR matters. B3Sixty is a Human Resources (HR) consultancy firm that focuses on investigations, mediation and resolving workplace issues. The firm is led by Read more…
The Streisand Effect refers to the phenomenon whereby attempts to suppress information instead amplify it. For Barbra Streisand, it arose from a privacy claim over a photograph of her Malibu residence. Image 3850 (shown) of the California Coastal Records Project had been downloaded only Read more…
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