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

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Whistleblowers, NDAs, dismissals and the price of speaking out · 96 posts

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Blog · 13 Aug 2026

Gotcha!

The snippet above is taken from the Tribunal Judgment by Employment Judge Graham: “Ghost writing was a consistent and concerning theme throughout this matter“ An email comes purportedly from the Vice Chancellor Deborah Prentice at 13 Aug 2026, at 15:23. Who really…

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Blog · 11 Aug 2026

For All the Victims

The running of the Human Resources and Legal divisions at Cambridge University has created many victims who could not fight back — young and early-career scholars, those without standing or status in the University, those without…

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Blog · 5 Aug 2026

The Heart of the Scandal

Recent revelations in The Telegraph have taken us to the heart of the scandal As the Times Higher Education (THE) prepared to publish a story on plagiarism and research misconduct in September 2025, the journalist Jack…

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Blog · 1 Aug 2026

Dogs in the Night, Lawyers and the Met

There are now articles in the Daily Mail, The Times, the Telegraph and the Independent. The most damaging new facts are as follows. The Times Higher Education journalist Jack Grove was working on a story about…

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Blog · 30 Jul 2026

The Most Pitiful Person …

Andrew Gelman is Professor of Statistics and Political Science at Columbia University. He’s famous for his book (co-authored with others) on Bayesian Data Analysis. His substack has tackled the emerging scandal at Cambridge University here, comparing…

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Blog · 2 Jul 2026

The Princess of Monaco

Members of Regent House may have received notice that a Grace is now open for signatures. The Grace is being proposed by Ronald Haynes. It is here. The Grace has been prompted by recent concerns about…

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