Former VC Shearer West masterminded £80m disaster She graciously left it behind like an unwanted houseplant when she skipped off to Leeds Uni Over spend on purchase of site led to many Uni staff losing jobs due to cutbacks to fund it Strikes continue www.nottinghampost.com/news/notting...

Voice of Victim "My university's highly paid senior management pours money into consultancy firms The one group of people who are least likely to solve complex HE sector problems is consultants A huge squandering of money"

Voice of Victim "I raised a Grievance at my university against my bullying Head of Department, a very senior Prof HR shut me up They made me sick. They made me fail. They destroyed me I used to be so full of confidence Now I am a wreck. Unemployed. Needing help"

Voice of Victim "My university's highly paid senior management pours money into consultancy firms The one group of people who are least likely to solve complex HE sector problems is consultants A huge squandering of money"

University's HR, Legal & senior management are squandering public money in legal cases/employment tribunals Students, donors & Govt don't want funds wasted to shield poor management from accountability This scandal explains why Labour Govt has been reluctant to give more funding to Universities

Physics is a subject in which UK universities are world leaders Sadly, our politicians & university senior management are not world leading There is no sustainable funding for a subject that underpins technological advances www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Voice of Victim "I raised a Grievance at my university against my bullying Head of Department, a very senior Prof HR shut me up They made me sick. They made me fail. They destroyed me I used to be so full of confidence Now I am a wreck. Unemployed. Needing help"

Oxford Professor dismissed this week from Said Business School for harassment has 'previous' Soumitra Dutta stood down "abruptly" from Cornell in 2018 -- no reason given😉 Pass the harasser Who was on Dutta's appointments committee? @the1752group.bsky.social www.clearadmit.com/2018/01/john...

Response to latest Oxford sexual harassment scandal at Said Business School has been muted Prioritising victims & whistleblowers rather than the harasser would be a start Too much pressure from famous universities to hush SH up 21percent.org?p=2666

Imperial College sits on vast reserves & £81m surplus, yet staff are forced to strike over pay award Strikes will become ubiquitous in UK Universities in 2025-26, as bloated, out-of-touch management rewards itself with ever-higher pay Those who teach & research are underpaid — or dismissed

"Vice chancellors job isn't to be liked" says Donna Whitehead, VC of University of Brighton Mission Accomplished t.co/1nHhxU6Nng

“Unfunded hobbyist research” .... Like the work of the patent officer (third class) at Bern in 1905 Which gave us one of the biggest ever breakthroughs in theoretical physics

Imperial College sits on vast reserves & £81m surplus, yet staff are forced to strike over pay award Strikes will become ubiquitous in UK Universities in 2025-26, as bloated, out-of-touch management rewards itself with ever-higher pay Those who teach & research are underpaid — or dismissed

Response to latest Oxford sexual harassment scandal at Said Business School has been muted Prioritising victims & whistleblowers rather than the harasser would be a start Too much pressure from famous universities to hush SH up 21percent.org?p=2666

"Vice chancellors job isn't to be liked" says Donna Whitehead, VC of University of Brighton Mission Accomplished t.co/1nHhxU6Nng

Allegations of breach of university’s harassment policy by Head of Business School Prof Dutta upheld One of the multiple sexual harassment cases currently under investigation at University of Oxford For every case upheld, at least ten remain unpunished www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“Unfunded hobbyist research” .... Like the work of the patent officer (third class) at Bern in 1905 Which gave us one of the biggest ever breakthroughs in theoretical physics

The Master of St Machiavelli's College: "I can’t help you if you want to talk about bullying. Just because you've caught something nasty, why do you have to wander about breathing over everybody?" #YesMinister was partly inspired by politics at Cambridge Uni 21percent.org?p=2655

Allegations of breach of university’s harassment policy by Head of Business School Prof Dutta upheld One of the multiple sexual harassment cases currently under investigation at University of Oxford For every case upheld, at least ten remain unpunished www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

£40m/yr on shiny buildings, £1.5m/yr for consultants at University of Leicester Possible job losses at Education, Chemistry, Geography, Geology & Modern Languages Who needs staff or courses when you’ve got concrete & PowerPoints? Strikes begin www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicest...

At Cambridge University, a vengeful Professor made baseless allegations against a whistleblower A 2 yr investigation followed It concluded that "unfortunately" there was no evidence No consequences for those who victimised a whistleblower Tribunal, 1-28 June 2026, Bury St Edmunds

Speak up and you risk retaliation University culture has decayed so far that retaliation is default HR opens “investigations” with no evidence Whistleblowers are sidelined, "troublemakers" victimised or dismissed It's a system that punishes truth Change is overdue -- & coming

The Master of St Machiavelli's College: "I can’t help you if you want to talk about bullying. Just because you've caught something nasty, why do you have to wander about breathing over everybody?" #YesMinister was partly inspired by politics at Cambridge Uni 21percent.org?p=2655

£40m/yr on shiny buildings, £1.5m/yr for consultants at University of Leicester Possible job losses at Education, Chemistry, Geography, Geology & Modern Languages Who needs staff or courses when you’ve got concrete & PowerPoints? Strikes begin www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicest...

Speak up and you risk retaliation University culture has decayed so far that retaliation is default HR opens “investigations” with no evidence Whistleblowers are sidelined, "troublemakers" victimised or dismissed It's a system that punishes truth Change is overdue -- & coming

Voice of Victim "For postdocs, working late nights & weekends at the lab is mandatory Our Professor regularly reminds us 'Don’t forget, there’s a global stack of postdocs begging for your job' He describes vacation, sick leave & other non-lab activities as disruptive"

At Cambridge University, a vengeful Professor made baseless allegations against a whistleblower A 2 yr investigation followed It concluded that "unfortunately" there was no evidence No consequences for those who victimised a whistleblower Tribunal, 1-28 June 2026, Bury St Edmunds

Deluge of Data Subject Access Requests at Cambridge University Trend suggests deep-seated cultural problems — disputes are mishandled, information withheld & the staff use data protection laws as last line of defence 21percent.org?p=2606 Action long overdue

In universities, the real sin isn’t misconduct, it’s speaking up about misconduct At Limerick, complaints policy was branded ineffective, dangerous & corrosive to staff trust A culture of spin & self-protection triumphed over openness It's endemic in many universities 21percent.org?p=2645

Mix of greed and desperation sees Kent University devoured by a bigger fish "This new model provides opportunities for streamlining and efficiencies" Corporate doublespeak reframes job losses as noble act of modernization www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In universities, the real sin isn’t misconduct, it’s speaking up about misconduct At Limerick, complaints policy was branded ineffective, dangerous & corrosive to staff trust A culture of spin & self-protection triumphed over openness It's endemic in many universities 21percent.org?p=2645

Student complaints at Cambridge University are rising, mostly from postgrads Success rate has collapsed from 50% in 2016-2017 to 13% in 2023-2024 This raises questions about whether thresholds for upholding grievances are fair 21percent.org?p=2628

Mix of greed and desperation sees Kent University devoured by a bigger fish "This new model provides opportunities for streamlining and efficiencies" Corporate doublespeak reframes job losses as noble act of modernization www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Voice of a Victim "The law firm partner said, strictly off the record, 'Universities treat their staff like dirt. Lucky for us. HE is a cash cow. We have contracts with the big ones' Said in confidence, so shame I can’t share it … except, you know, here

REF 29 is pure Alice in Wonderland: ever more fantastical twists How can you fund fields that won’t exist by the 2030s? Having overseen collapse of University research culture, REF shouldn’t be policing it Time to cancel or boycott it Only HE grifters will benefit from it

Whistleblowers lacked protection at the University of Limerick Conflicts of interest were widespread Those accused often investigated their own complaints Sounds like Cambridge University Employment Tribunal at Bury St Edmunds 1-28 June 2026 on whistleblowing www.independent.ie/irish-news/u...

Voice of a Victim "The law firm partner said, strictly off the record, 'Universities treat their staff like dirt. Lucky for us. HE is a cash cow. We have contracts with the big ones' Said in confidence, so shame I can’t share it … except, you know, here

Student complaints at Cambridge University are rising, mostly from postgrads Success rate has collapsed from 50% in 2016-2017 to 13% in 2023-2024 This raises questions about whether thresholds for upholding grievances are fair 21percent.org?p=2628

REF 29 is pure Alice in Wonderland: ever more fantastical twists How can you fund fields that won’t exist by the 2030s? Having overseen collapse of University research culture, REF shouldn’t be policing it Time to cancel or boycott it Only HE grifters will benefit from it

Whistleblowers lacked protection at the University of Limerick Conflicts of interest were widespread Those accused often investigated their own complaints Sounds like Cambridge University Employment Tribunal at Bury St Edmunds 1-28 June 2026 on whistleblowing www.independent.ie/irish-news/u...

With several Newcastle University Council members retiring, Peridot Partners were hired to manage recruitment & deliver the usual suspects: senior execs who run everything else & won’t rock the boat Council is now “refreshed” — and exactly the same www.peridotpartners.co.uk/case-study-c...

Voice of Victim "We finally got the University to investigate the multiple allegations of sexual harassment of grad students by the Director The University offered him the choice of retiring or an investigation Guess what he chose? He's still around as an emeritus"

With several Newcastle University Council members retiring, Peridot Partners were hired to manage recruitment & deliver the usual suspects: senior execs who run everything else & won’t rock the boat Council is now “refreshed” — and exactly the same www.peridotpartners.co.uk/case-study-c...

Deluge of Data Subject Access Requests at Cambridge University Trend suggests deep-seated cultural problems — disputes are mishandled, information withheld & the staff use data protection laws as last line of defence 21percent.org?p=2606 Action long overdue

Voice of Victim "We finally got the University to investigate the multiple allegations of sexual harassment of grad students by the Director The University offered him the choice of retiring or an investigation Guess what he chose? He's still around as an emeritus"

Academia runs on exploitation: stringing along young researchers with low-paid, short-term contracts, selling a false hope of stability of permanent job This isn’t a career ladder—it’s a treadmill Everyone loses when young talent is chewed up like this

Voice of Victim "Human Resources isn’t just leave, grievances or recruitment Good HR helps people flourish — and puts their mental wellbeing first My University's HR does the exact opposite It actively destroys people & research groups Nothing kills a university faster than bad HR"

Academia runs on exploitation: stringing along young researchers with low-paid, short-term contracts, selling a false hope of stability of permanent job This isn’t a career ladder—it’s a treadmill Everyone loses when young talent is chewed up like this

Voice of Victim "Human Resources isn’t just leave, grievances or recruitment Good HR helps people flourish — and puts their mental wellbeing first My University's HR does the exact opposite It actively destroys people & research groups Nothing kills a university faster than bad HR"

It's difficult to scrape by with £420k a year ... a grace and favour mansion & all utility bills paid