A staff group founded at Cambridge in 2023, supporting members facing institutional retaliation.
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Open universities uphold the right to speak and to know — in order to support involvement in governance and accountability of management. The Freedom of Information Act (2000) provides access to information held by your University.…
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Here is a Youtube video in which no-one is allowed to comment or downvote. It introduces Cambridge University’s “Dignity at Work” policy. We are assured, “There is no place for bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, or…
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Below is the pdf of a talk about Bullying in Academia given to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey group. It contains a summary of the work of the 21 Group in the wider context of bullying,…
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In a recent post, we tackled the myth that bullying is necessary to drive academic staff performance. In fact, the data suggest the exact opposite. Institutions with a historical record of bullying performed more poorly in…
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It is a simple story. Even today, there is a widespread fallacy, in particular among leading universities & their administrators, that bullying is the unfortunate price to be paid for achieving and maintaining top performance. Overbearing heads of…
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Please help us improve UK universities & follow us on Twitter/X at @21percent-org. Our favourite response so far is from @glasgit It’s so good hearing you say it like it is. Please keep going. Don’t give…
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The international science journal Nature reports the launch of the 21 Group here The fight to end bullying in academia: UK researchers launch nationwide campaign Representatives from several UK universities have set up a dedicated advocacy…
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It is our birthday! News article in The Times Higher Educational Supplement marks the launch of the 21 Group. Bullies in universities inflict irreparable mental harm, all the while evading any form of accountability for their…