This is a compendium of recent news and research articles on bullying in UK universities.
University of Cambridge admits significant sexual misconduct problem Sally Weale, The Guardian (5 February 2018)
I reported harassment and was silenced — and I’m a senior academic Prof Athene Donald, The Guardian (8 October 2018)
Are Universities finally moving towards their #Me Too Moment? Prof Athene Donald, The Guardian (27 July 2018)
Hundreds of academics at top UK universities accused of bullying Hannah Devlin & Sarah Marsh,The Guardian (28 September 2018)
Third of Cambridge University staff “have experienced bullying”: Survey supports unions claims of culture of bullying and harassment in institution Richard Adams, The Guardian (7 January 2020)
Students and staff at Durham University complain of ‘apathy’ over bullying Josh Halliday, The Guardian (28 September 2021)
Damning report reveals details of bullying at helm of Imperial College Ben Quinn, The Guardian (3 February 2022)
Report harassment or risk losing funding, says top UK science funder, Holly Else, Nature, 557, 149 (2018)
Harassment should count as scientific misconduct Erika Marin-Spiotta, Nature, 557, 141 (2018)
Top geneticist loses £3.5 million grant in first test of landmark bullying policy, Holly Else, Nature, 560, 420 (2018)
Prominent palaeontologist loses £1-million grant following bullying investigation, Holly Else, Nature , 561 (2018)
How to Blow the Whistle on an Academic Bully , Virginia Gewin, Nature, 593, 299 (2021)
How Bullying becomes a career tool Suzanne Tauber & Morfteza Mahmodi, Nature (Human Behaviour), 6, 475 (2022)
Bullying is a feature of UK research universities, not a bug Prof Wyn Evans, Times Higher Education (30 August 2023)
Investigating serious abuses must be taken out of universities’ hands , Prof Wyn Evans, Times Higher Education (26 October 2023)
Bullying support group launched because of universities’ inaction, Tom Williams, Times Higher Education (1 November 2023)
The fight to end bullying in academia: UK researchers launch nationwide campaig(n, Alexandra Witze, Nature, News & Views (1 November 2023)