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CTRL+ALT+DEL+UNIVERSITY Survey: Update

In June 2025, two pressure groups — the 21 Group and For the 100 — announced that they were carrying out the first survey of both staff and students in UK Universities. A description of the purpose of the CTRL+ALT+DEL+UNIVERSITY Read more…

By 21percent.org, 7 months23 August 2025 ago
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University Blues

One of the rewarding aspects of a blog is the exchange of thoughtful comments. In this posting, we highlight a contribution from Justius in the thread here. While he or she is describing events at Cambridge University, the 21 Group Read more…

By 21percent.org, 7 months18 August 2025 ago
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The Freedom to Agree

Freedom of speech was a defining issue in Cambridge University’s recent Chancellorship race. The victor, Lord Smith of Finsbury, told The Observer that it is “our touchstone”. He praised the Vice Chancellor’s passionate advocacy: “It’s why I’m delighted that since she arrived Read more…

By 21percent.org, 7 months14 August 2025 ago
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UCL — Unethical Conduct Labs

UCL has long and distinguished record of failure to deal with bullying and harassment. In 2021, Dr Christopher Backhouse, a particle physicist, was found to have carried out a prolonged harassment campaign against a fellow physicist Dr Erica Smith, as Read more…

By 21percent.org, 8 months10 August 2025 ago
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A Sum of Adders

Once upon a time, a Researcher discovered a rot in the roots of Knowledge. So he did what any honest creature would: he spoke. First in whispers, then in reasoned letters, he petitioned the Owls in their towers — the Read more…

By 21percent.org, 8 months6 August 2025 ago
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The End for Non-Disclosure Agreements?

The standard practice of any Russell Group University when confronted with serious allegations against someone senior is the four stage process. Stage 1 is the Deliberate Stalling of investigations — especially when the accused is a Head of Department or a Read more…

By 21percent.org, 8 months2 August 2025 ago
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The Story of the Snake — A Fable

Once upon a time, in a Department nestled within a Seat of Learning, there was a Researcher. One unusually bright winter day, the Researcher proposed a project for an internship scheme in the upcoming summer.  Among the applicants was a clever Student Read more…

By 21percent.org, 8 months27 July 2025 ago
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Lord Smith Wins Cambridge Chancellorship Election

The results of the Single Transferable Vote election for the election of the Chancellor of Cambridge University are shown above. Congratulations to Lord Smith of Finsbury who won the election. We wish him well in his new post. The announcement Read more…

By 21percent.org, 8 months23 July 2025 ago
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Chancellorship Candidates are Dismal

The Chancellorship candidates are a mediocre bunch, according to The Critic. In the Times Literary Supplement, Mary Beard was uninspired. In Reaction, Adam Boulton was unimpressed (except by his friend, Lord Browne of Madingley). The consensus is that this is Read more…

By 21percent.org, 8 months15 July 2025 ago
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What can the Chancellor of Cambridge University Actually Do?

It is often said that the role of the Chancellorship is purely ceremonial. In recent years, this has certainly been the case. The pattern was set by the long tenure of the Duke of Edinburgh as Chancellor from December 1976 Read more…

By 21percent.org, 9 months13 July 2025 ago

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