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 the 2021 Research Excellence Read more…
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 department justify their behaviour Read more…
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 up. You’ll be targeted Read more…
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 group to which targets Read more…
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 actions due to the Read more…
The 21 Group was reassured by the following words from the first annual address of the new Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University, Prof Debbie Prentice, on October 2nd, “Much of the work of the university this year will focus on people, Read more…