The 1752 Group
@the1752group.bsky.social
We're a campaign and research group dedicated to ending sexual misconduct in UK higher education.
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Are you involved in preventing harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education? Ever wondered about how to reach postgraduate research students with your work?
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline on Monday!
FemIDEAS invite abstracts for their upcoming conference, 'Transforming Theory, Policy, and Practice: Decolonise Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education.'
More info: femideas.com/conference
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FemIDEAS invite abstracts for their upcoming conference, 'Transforming Theory, Policy, and Practice: Decolonise Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education.'
More info: femideas.com/conference
Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
CALL FOR PAPERS: Deadline on Monday!
FemIDEAS invite abstracts for their upcoming conference, 'Transforming Theory, Policy, and Practice: Decolonise Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education.'
More info: femideas.com/conference
Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
FemIDEAS invite abstracts for their upcoming conference, 'Transforming Theory, Policy, and Practice: Decolonise Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Higher Education.'
More info: femideas.com/conference
Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
🏳️⚧️ We know unis are now updating their policies following the EHCR guidance on single-sex spaces.
Here, Anna Bull calls for decisions to be informed by strong evidence, & points to regulatory requirements for institutions to ensure safety of trans & non-binary students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/safety... 🧵
Here, Anna Bull calls for decisions to be informed by strong evidence, & points to regulatory requirements for institutions to ensure safety of trans & non-binary students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/safety... 🧵
Safety must shape policy on single-sex spaces
Anna Bull examines how evidence of trans and non-binary people's heightened vulnerability to sexual violence is absent from new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces Anna Bull examines how evidence of tr...
wonkhe.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🏳️⚧️ We know unis are now updating their policies following the EHCR guidance on single-sex spaces.
Here, Anna Bull calls for decisions to be informed by strong evidence, & points to regulatory requirements for institutions to ensure safety of trans & non-binary students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/safety... 🧵
Here, Anna Bull calls for decisions to be informed by strong evidence, & points to regulatory requirements for institutions to ensure safety of trans & non-binary students.
wonkhe.com/blogs/safety... 🧵
In case you missed it...
Watch our recent webinar on the latest OfS regulatory requirements and our new toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers.
Key points in 🧵!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQb...
Watch our recent webinar on the latest OfS regulatory requirements and our new toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers.
Key points in 🧵!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQb...
Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers - Toolkit launch
YouTube video by The 1752 Group
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August 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
In case you missed it...
Watch our recent webinar on the latest OfS regulatory requirements and our new toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers.
Key points in 🧵!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQb...
Watch our recent webinar on the latest OfS regulatory requirements and our new toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers.
Key points in 🧵!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQb...
⚠️ Did you know the new regulatory requirements from the OfS on Harassment and Sexual Misconduct came into force on 1st August?
For those implementing E6, we've launched a toolkit, tailored to help address the unique risks in this area for the doctoral community: 1752group.com/wp-content/u...
🧵!
For those implementing E6, we've launched a toolkit, tailored to help address the unique risks in this area for the doctoral community: 1752group.com/wp-content/u...
🧵!
August 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
⚠️ Did you know the new regulatory requirements from the OfS on Harassment and Sexual Misconduct came into force on 1st August?
For those implementing E6, we've launched a toolkit, tailored to help address the unique risks in this area for the doctoral community: 1752group.com/wp-content/u...
🧵!
For those implementing E6, we've launched a toolkit, tailored to help address the unique risks in this area for the doctoral community: 1752group.com/wp-content/u...
🧵!
Our August newsletter is out!
mailchi.mp/1752group/au...
Here you'll find:
🗣️ a call for papers
👨💻 our recent webinar recording
📝 our new toolkit on addressing harassment & sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs
🚻 Anna Bull's response to the EHCR single-sex guidance
And more...
mailchi.mp/1752group/au...
Here you'll find:
🗣️ a call for papers
👨💻 our recent webinar recording
📝 our new toolkit on addressing harassment & sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs
🚻 Anna Bull's response to the EHCR single-sex guidance
And more...
New OfS regulations & call for conference papers!
mailchi.mp
August 20, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Our August newsletter is out!
mailchi.mp/1752group/au...
Here you'll find:
🗣️ a call for papers
👨💻 our recent webinar recording
📝 our new toolkit on addressing harassment & sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs
🚻 Anna Bull's response to the EHCR single-sex guidance
And more...
mailchi.mp/1752group/au...
Here you'll find:
🗣️ a call for papers
👨💻 our recent webinar recording
📝 our new toolkit on addressing harassment & sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs
🚻 Anna Bull's response to the EHCR single-sex guidance
And more...
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How should higher education institutions deal with harassment & sexual misconduct by 3rd parties who are not staff or students?
These cases present fewer opportunities for prevention & response.
This question is addressed in our new toolkit: ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
These cases present fewer opportunities for prevention & response.
This question is addressed in our new toolkit: ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
ukcge.ac.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
How should higher education institutions deal with harassment & sexual misconduct by 3rd parties who are not staff or students?
These cases present fewer opportunities for prevention & response.
This question is addressed in our new toolkit: ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
These cases present fewer opportunities for prevention & response.
This question is addressed in our new toolkit: ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
Our new toolkit, 'Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers', tackles some of the hardest qu's in harassment prevention.
E.g. How to prevent abuses of power? Won't there always be those who abuse trust & authority?
Read & share!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
E.g. How to prevent abuses of power? Won't there always be those who abuse trust & authority?
Read & share!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
ukcge.ac.uk
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Our new toolkit, 'Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers', tackles some of the hardest qu's in harassment prevention.
E.g. How to prevent abuses of power? Won't there always be those who abuse trust & authority?
Read & share!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
E.g. How to prevent abuses of power? Won't there always be those who abuse trust & authority?
Read & share!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
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If you work in #HigherEducation this toolkit is essential reading.
From 01/08/25 the OfS are adding a new condition of registration ("E6") regulating #HEIs in England on preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct.
#PostGraduate researchers are particularly at risk.
#Academia
From 01/08/25 the OfS are adding a new condition of registration ("E6") regulating #HEIs in England on preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct.
#PostGraduate researchers are particularly at risk.
#Academia
Are you involved in preventing harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education? Ever wondered about how to reach postgraduate research students with your work?
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
ukcge.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If you work in #HigherEducation this toolkit is essential reading.
From 01/08/25 the OfS are adding a new condition of registration ("E6") regulating #HEIs in England on preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct.
#PostGraduate researchers are particularly at risk.
#Academia
From 01/08/25 the OfS are adding a new condition of registration ("E6") regulating #HEIs in England on preventing and responding to harassment and sexual misconduct.
#PostGraduate researchers are particularly at risk.
#Academia
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Postgraduate researchers may be overlooked by incoming sexual harassment regulations in English universities, warns @the1752group.bsky.social @ukcge.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/phd-stu... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
PhD students ‘may be overlooked’ in sexual harassment regulations
Blurred line between staff and students could leave postgraduate researchers at greater risk
www.timeshighereducation.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Postgraduate researchers may be overlooked by incoming sexual harassment regulations in English universities, warns @the1752group.bsky.social @ukcge.bsky.social www.timeshighereducation.com/news/phd-stu... via @julietterowsell.bsky.social
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We've just published a free toolkit in collaboration with Dr Anna Bull, Dr Kelly Prince and @the1752group.bsky.social. It covers how reports of harassment and sexual misconduct by postgraduate researchers should be addressed by universities. bit.ly/3ZYPi1q
Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by…
From August 1st 2025, higher education institutions in England will be required by the regulator, the Office for Students, to comply with a set of…
bit.ly
June 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We've just published a free toolkit in collaboration with Dr Anna Bull, Dr Kelly Prince and @the1752group.bsky.social. It covers how reports of harassment and sexual misconduct by postgraduate researchers should be addressed by universities. bit.ly/3ZYPi1q
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Are you aware of the OfS’s new requirements for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct in PGE? Dr Anna Bull (@the1752group.bsky.social) discusses it here and in an event on June 19th. bit.ly/3H3C9O2
Dr Anna Bull discusses the Office for Student's E6 requirements and…
bit.ly
May 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Are you aware of the OfS’s new requirements for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct in PGE? Dr Anna Bull (@the1752group.bsky.social) discusses it here and in an event on June 19th. bit.ly/3H3C9O2
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I may be revisiting the recording of today’s launch - which was packed full of insights… @ukcge.bsky.social @annabull.bsky.social @the1752group.bsky.social
We've just published a free toolkit in collaboration with Dr Anna Bull, Dr Kelly Prince and @the1752group.bsky.social. It covers how reports of harassment and sexual misconduct by postgraduate researchers should be addressed by universities. bit.ly/3ZYPi1q
Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by…
From August 1st 2025, higher education institutions in England will be required by the regulator, the Office for Students, to comply with a set of…
bit.ly
June 19, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I may be revisiting the recording of today’s launch - which was packed full of insights… @ukcge.bsky.social @annabull.bsky.social @the1752group.bsky.social
Are you involved in preventing harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education? Ever wondered about how to reach postgraduate research students with your work?
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
ukcge.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Are you involved in preventing harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education? Ever wondered about how to reach postgraduate research students with your work?
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
We've just launched a toolkit to help!
ukcge.ac.uk/assets/resou...
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Lovely to see the @the1752group.bsky.social's statement. Thank you for that
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
Statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community
As campaigners focusing on gender-based violence within higher education, we are extremely concerned about the consequences for trans and non-binary people of the recent Supreme Court judgement on …
1752group.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Lovely to see the @the1752group.bsky.social's statement. Thank you for that
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
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Powerful words from @the1752group.bsky.social, who work to end sexual misconduct in universities:
"The Supreme Court judgement risks making trans and non-binary people even more unsafe...these shameful figures on the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment...are likely to grow even higher."
"The Supreme Court judgement risks making trans and non-binary people even more unsafe...these shameful figures on the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment...are likely to grow even higher."
Statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community
As campaigners focusing on gender-based violence within higher education, we are extremely concerned about the consequences for trans and non-binary people of the recent Supreme Court judgement on …
1752group.com
May 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Powerful words from @the1752group.bsky.social, who work to end sexual misconduct in universities:
"The Supreme Court judgement risks making trans and non-binary people even more unsafe...these shameful figures on the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment...are likely to grow even higher."
"The Supreme Court judgement risks making trans and non-binary people even more unsafe...these shameful figures on the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment...are likely to grow even higher."
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Please read our @the1752group.bsky.social statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community:
lnkd.in/gr-UH3VP
HEIs must ensure any steps they take following the Supreme Court judgement take into account trans people's heightened risk of sexual harassment and violence
Please share.
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HEIs must ensure any steps they take following the Supreme Court judgement take into account trans people's heightened risk of sexual harassment and violence
Please share.
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May 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Please read our @the1752group.bsky.social statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community:
lnkd.in/gr-UH3VP
HEIs must ensure any steps they take following the Supreme Court judgement take into account trans people's heightened risk of sexual harassment and violence
Please share.
lnkd.in/gr-UH3VP
HEIs must ensure any steps they take following the Supreme Court judgement take into account trans people's heightened risk of sexual harassment and violence
Please share.
Our statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community:
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
A thread 🧵
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
A thread 🧵
Statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community
As campaigners focusing on gender-based violence within higher education, we are extremely concerned about the consequences for trans and non-binary people of the recent Supreme Court judgement on …
1752group.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Our statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community:
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
A thread 🧵
1752group.com/2025/05/02/s...
A thread 🧵
We've just sent out our latest newsletter—a run down of all we've been up to this year so far in our work to end sexual misconduct in higher education.
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Newsletter - what we've been up to!
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April 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We've just sent out our latest newsletter—a run down of all we've been up to this year so far in our work to end sexual misconduct in higher education.
Not subscribed? Have a read:
mailchi.mp/1752group/ne...
And join the mailing list here!
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And join the mailing list here!
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Important issue.
NEW RESEARCH 🧵
Anna Bull & Alex Bradley find that notable impacts of sexual misconduct on students include loss of personal and academic confidence, and loss of access to professional networks.
Literature on academic networking doesn’t explore this, but clearly it matters…
doi.org/10.1177/0886...
Anna Bull & Alex Bradley find that notable impacts of sexual misconduct on students include loss of personal and academic confidence, and loss of access to professional networks.
Literature on academic networking doesn’t explore this, but clearly it matters…
doi.org/10.1177/0886...
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April 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Important issue.
We support the @goodlawproject.bsky.social campaign, The LSE Must Stop Sexual Misconduct!
It follows mishandling of a complaint about a professor, but the issue goes beyond this.
Read Anna Bull's piece on sexual misconduct by staff in unis & the need for change, featured as part of the campaign.
It follows mishandling of a complaint about a professor, but the issue goes beyond this.
Read Anna Bull's piece on sexual misconduct by staff in unis & the need for change, featured as part of the campaign.
Sexual misconduct strikes at the heart of university life | Good Law Project
Too many professors are pursuing their students and causing untold harm, says Anna Bull.
goodlawproject.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We support the @goodlawproject.bsky.social campaign, The LSE Must Stop Sexual Misconduct!
It follows mishandling of a complaint about a professor, but the issue goes beyond this.
Read Anna Bull's piece on sexual misconduct by staff in unis & the need for change, featured as part of the campaign.
It follows mishandling of a complaint about a professor, but the issue goes beyond this.
Read Anna Bull's piece on sexual misconduct by staff in unis & the need for change, featured as part of the campaign.
📻 Recommended listening!
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
Abuse in academia: Are universities protecting predatory professors?
Media Storm · Episode
open.spotify.com
April 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📻 Recommended listening!
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
This excellent new podcast episode by @mediastormpod.bsky.social for which our Dr Anna Bull was interviewed: open.spotify.com/episode/4w1Z...
It explores how unis handle sexual misconduct cases when their professors are at the heart of the scandal...
Last month, we were guest speakers at a three day symposium, Holding Space: Taking Action, at Homerton College, Cambridge, which included academics, practitioners, professionals, creatives and students, exploring how to address harassment and create safe spaces in higher education and beyond.
April 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Last month, we were guest speakers at a three day symposium, Holding Space: Taking Action, at Homerton College, Cambridge, which included academics, practitioners, professionals, creatives and students, exploring how to address harassment and create safe spaces in higher education and beyond.
NEW ARTICLE: Sexual harassment in academia: Victim-survivors speaking out
This commentary piece by our Dr Adrija Dey, Erin Shannon and Joel Quirk is based on discussions between Quirk and Judith Levine in a webinar we hosted with FemIDEAS last year
(watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mkg...).
This commentary piece by our Dr Adrija Dey, Erin Shannon and Joel Quirk is based on discussions between Quirk and Judith Levine in a webinar we hosted with FemIDEAS last year
(watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mkg...).
Sexual harassment in academia: victim-survivors speaking out, the politics of naming, and (lack of) institutional accountability
Following movements like #MeToo, #RUReferenceList, and #NiUnaMenos, university students and staff shared their experiences on social media of harassment and abuse within academia. However, despite ...
doi.org
April 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW ARTICLE: Sexual harassment in academia: Victim-survivors speaking out
This commentary piece by our Dr Adrija Dey, Erin Shannon and Joel Quirk is based on discussions between Quirk and Judith Levine in a webinar we hosted with FemIDEAS last year
(watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mkg...).
This commentary piece by our Dr Adrija Dey, Erin Shannon and Joel Quirk is based on discussions between Quirk and Judith Levine in a webinar we hosted with FemIDEAS last year
(watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mkg...).
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Important news podcast about staff sexual misconduct in HE exploring how it leads to women leaving academia
This is a great new podcast that really makes this issue come alive.
(And yes it features our own @annabull.bsky.social )
(And yes it features our own @annabull.bsky.social )
I spoke to women leaving academia posts because they feel universities are protecting predatory professors.
Is this one cause for the ‘leaky pipeline’ problem, which sees women falling out of academia at every rung of the ladder?
Is this one cause for the ‘leaky pipeline’ problem, which sees women falling out of academia at every rung of the ladder?
March 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Important news podcast about staff sexual misconduct in HE exploring how it leads to women leaving academia