A staff group founded at Cambridge in 2023, supporting members facing institutional retaliation.
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An interesting Employment Tribunal case has appeared on the gov.uk website that records the Tribunal decisions F versus University of Nottingham has few details, though it is related to disability discrimination. (In cases involving disability discrimination,…
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The real story is: Who made this recording at Council and then leaked the story to the press in an attempt to discredit the Vice Chancellor? And why? According to a leaked recording obtained by Varsity and The Sunday…
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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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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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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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(Video clip from Googlebox, hat-tip to Plashing Vole on BlueSky) “Have you ever betrayed anyone?” “Well, I work in HR” “So, yeah” This video clip is for anyone working in UK universities.
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Following last week’s diary entries on the impact of bullying on a young academic, this week another victim from Cambridge University steps forward to speak out. In this instance, the mistreatment of the early career researcher…
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Too often, the voices of those who have suffered bullying in Universities go unheard. Their pain is hidden behind a culture of fear and silence. Their experiences are dismissed by the very systems and people who…