21percent.org. The 21 Group

A staff group founded at Cambridge in 2023, supporting members facing institutional retaliation.

Recent posts

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Blog · 27 Nov 2025

Fast Track to Bankruptcy

The infographic shows the number of staff employed in the Human Resources division in Cambridge University over time, together with simple parabolic fit to the data. We can see a very steep rise since 2021 that…

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Blog · 24 Nov 2025

While The Iron is Hot …

Katherine Griffiths‘ article in Bloomberg has reignited press interest in bullying & harassment at UK Universities. The 21 Group has zero sympathy with the predicament of Oxford University. They should have acted on the earlier allegations…

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Blog · 22 Nov 2025

Cambridge Under Scrutiny?

We reproduce an interesting contribution from poster Review below The poster suggests that Cambridge University is facing problems over transparency and governance, with concerns about unchecked administrative spending and unclear budgets. The post raises questions about…

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Blog · 19 Nov 2025

Sex Gargoyles of Oxford

A brutal article by journalist Katherine Griffiths is just out in Bloomberg, exposing the utter failure of Oxford University to deal with harassment and bullying. Seven women have alleged rapes or sexual assaults across the university…

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Blog · 15 Nov 2025

“The Faculty hates women”

A UK University has been using gagging orders to silence victims of sexual harassment at Employment Tribunals, as noted in The Times and discussed here. In 2021, Al Jazeera carried out a landmark investigation into sexual harassment at…

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Blog · 12 Nov 2025

An Extraordinary Announcement

The University of Cambridge astonished everyone yesterday with this posting here We would like to provide an update on senior leadership positions in the University. Following recent changes and ongoing transitions, the University has decided not…

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Blog · 2 Nov 2025

The Gaming of Athena SWAN

Athena SWAN is run by Advance HE. Universities pay fees to Advance HE for assessment, application and renewal of the Athena SWAN accreditation. Advance HE is a company limited by guarantee (as well as a registered…

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