21 Group
@21group.bsky.social
The 21 Group campaigns against the complaisant acceptance of bullying by UK Universities. We provide support for those experiencing bullying in academia.
Ulster University spent £24k on a trip to the 2024 THE Awards
If 60 unis did the same, UK universities shell out ~£1.6m on #THEAwards
Hard to justify this spend when many face certain job prospects -- morale is better boosted by real improvements or pay rises than glitzy ceremonies
If 60 unis did the same, UK universities shell out ~£1.6m on #THEAwards
Hard to justify this spend when many face certain job prospects -- morale is better boosted by real improvements or pay rises than glitzy ceremonies
November 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Ulster University spent £24k on a trip to the 2024 THE Awards
If 60 unis did the same, UK universities shell out ~£1.6m on #THEAwards
Hard to justify this spend when many face certain job prospects -- morale is better boosted by real improvements or pay rises than glitzy ceremonies
If 60 unis did the same, UK universities shell out ~£1.6m on #THEAwards
Hard to justify this spend when many face certain job prospects -- morale is better boosted by real improvements or pay rises than glitzy ceremonies
Ongoing sexual harassment cases at Oxford University discussed in new blog posting
21percent.org?p=2925
"I complained about my experience as a postgraduate student in the Faculty. Prof [REDACTED]’s response was to tell me about the sex lives of the lecturers. Fascinating as these stories were ..."
21percent.org?p=2925
"I complained about my experience as a postgraduate student in the Faculty. Prof [REDACTED]’s response was to tell me about the sex lives of the lecturers. Fascinating as these stories were ..."
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ongoing sexual harassment cases at Oxford University discussed in new blog posting
21percent.org?p=2925
"I complained about my experience as a postgraduate student in the Faculty. Prof [REDACTED]’s response was to tell me about the sex lives of the lecturers. Fascinating as these stories were ..."
21percent.org?p=2925
"I complained about my experience as a postgraduate student in the Faculty. Prof [REDACTED]’s response was to tell me about the sex lives of the lecturers. Fascinating as these stories were ..."
New blog posting -- Trouble in the Fens
21percent.org?p=2909
It’s a great shame — because continuity of the current senior management team is not what we need, real and effective change is
21percent.org?p=2909
It’s a great shame — because continuity of the current senior management team is not what we need, real and effective change is
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
New blog posting -- Trouble in the Fens
21percent.org?p=2909
It’s a great shame — because continuity of the current senior management team is not what we need, real and effective change is
21percent.org?p=2909
It’s a great shame — because continuity of the current senior management team is not what we need, real and effective change is
On the passing of James Watson
Intellect & morality are distinct; abundance in one doesn’t guarantee the other
His book 'The Double Helix' is engrossing & troubling portrayal of scientific research
Dr Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, 10 years before this misogynistic portrayal
Intellect & morality are distinct; abundance in one doesn’t guarantee the other
His book 'The Double Helix' is engrossing & troubling portrayal of scientific research
Dr Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, 10 years before this misogynistic portrayal
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
On the passing of James Watson
Intellect & morality are distinct; abundance in one doesn’t guarantee the other
His book 'The Double Helix' is engrossing & troubling portrayal of scientific research
Dr Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, 10 years before this misogynistic portrayal
Intellect & morality are distinct; abundance in one doesn’t guarantee the other
His book 'The Double Helix' is engrossing & troubling portrayal of scientific research
Dr Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, 10 years before this misogynistic portrayal
Presidency of Limerick University — Now Open
Previous President distinguished herself by vastly overpaying for unapproved student housing
We seek a seasoned bunglocrat — someone with no discernible skills beyond spending public funds on poor governance
jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD353/p...
Previous President distinguished herself by vastly overpaying for unapproved student housing
We seek a seasoned bunglocrat — someone with no discernible skills beyond spending public funds on poor governance
jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD353/p...
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Presidency of Limerick University — Now Open
Previous President distinguished herself by vastly overpaying for unapproved student housing
We seek a seasoned bunglocrat — someone with no discernible skills beyond spending public funds on poor governance
jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD353/p...
Previous President distinguished herself by vastly overpaying for unapproved student housing
We seek a seasoned bunglocrat — someone with no discernible skills beyond spending public funds on poor governance
jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD353/p...
UK universities have undergone academic version of the Post Office’s corporatisation
Inflated salaries at the top, institutional opacity, reputation management over justice & power asymmetry are recreating the same conditions for systemic harm
New blog posting 21percent.org?p=2896
Inflated salaries at the top, institutional opacity, reputation management over justice & power asymmetry are recreating the same conditions for systemic harm
New blog posting 21percent.org?p=2896
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
UK universities have undergone academic version of the Post Office’s corporatisation
Inflated salaries at the top, institutional opacity, reputation management over justice & power asymmetry are recreating the same conditions for systemic harm
New blog posting 21percent.org?p=2896
Inflated salaries at the top, institutional opacity, reputation management over justice & power asymmetry are recreating the same conditions for systemic harm
New blog posting 21percent.org?p=2896
Athena SWAN is scheme recognizing universities’ efforts to promote gender equality
It regards its job as done once awards are granted, regardless of workplace realities
It's superficial & self-protective. It legitimizes university behaviour rather than fixing things
21percent.org?p=2867
It regards its job as done once awards are granted, regardless of workplace realities
It's superficial & self-protective. It legitimizes university behaviour rather than fixing things
21percent.org?p=2867
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Athena SWAN is scheme recognizing universities’ efforts to promote gender equality
It regards its job as done once awards are granted, regardless of workplace realities
It's superficial & self-protective. It legitimizes university behaviour rather than fixing things
21percent.org?p=2867
It regards its job as done once awards are granted, regardless of workplace realities
It's superficial & self-protective. It legitimizes university behaviour rather than fixing things
21percent.org?p=2867
If bullying & harassment in universities could be fixed with empty talk & statements on websites, the problem would be long gone
UKRI set up forum with a bold tweet in 2023
It's semi-derelict, not been updated in two years
Talk is cheap; action from UKRI clearly costs too much
www.ftbh.org.uk
UKRI set up forum with a bold tweet in 2023
It's semi-derelict, not been updated in two years
Talk is cheap; action from UKRI clearly costs too much
www.ftbh.org.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If bullying & harassment in universities could be fixed with empty talk & statements on websites, the problem would be long gone
UKRI set up forum with a bold tweet in 2023
It's semi-derelict, not been updated in two years
Talk is cheap; action from UKRI clearly costs too much
www.ftbh.org.uk
UKRI set up forum with a bold tweet in 2023
It's semi-derelict, not been updated in two years
Talk is cheap; action from UKRI clearly costs too much
www.ftbh.org.uk
"I Loved My Life Until … "
Another bullying survivor at Cambridge University speaks out
21percent.org?p=2837
The more victims who speak out with courage, the safer we all are
Another bullying survivor at Cambridge University speaks out
21percent.org?p=2837
The more victims who speak out with courage, the safer we all are
October 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
"I Loved My Life Until … "
Another bullying survivor at Cambridge University speaks out
21percent.org?p=2837
The more victims who speak out with courage, the safer we all are
Another bullying survivor at Cambridge University speaks out
21percent.org?p=2837
The more victims who speak out with courage, the safer we all are
University HR Directors & Heads of Legal are openly weeping & distraught
Universities are one of the big users of Non Disclosure Agreements to cover up abuse & misconduct
No more, it's stopping
gov.uk/government/n...
Universities are one of the big users of Non Disclosure Agreements to cover up abuse & misconduct
No more, it's stopping
gov.uk/government/n...
October 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
University HR Directors & Heads of Legal are openly weeping & distraught
Universities are one of the big users of Non Disclosure Agreements to cover up abuse & misconduct
No more, it's stopping
gov.uk/government/n...
Universities are one of the big users of Non Disclosure Agreements to cover up abuse & misconduct
No more, it's stopping
gov.uk/government/n...
Sex, Lies and Senior Faculty
Professor Gropewell & Lustbridge University granted anonymity by Employment Tribunal in a sex harassment case
There are no circumstances in which a university should be using public money to silence victims in this way
21percent.org?p=2819
Professor Gropewell & Lustbridge University granted anonymity by Employment Tribunal in a sex harassment case
There are no circumstances in which a university should be using public money to silence victims in this way
21percent.org?p=2819
October 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Sex, Lies and Senior Faculty
Professor Gropewell & Lustbridge University granted anonymity by Employment Tribunal in a sex harassment case
There are no circumstances in which a university should be using public money to silence victims in this way
21percent.org?p=2819
Professor Gropewell & Lustbridge University granted anonymity by Employment Tribunal in a sex harassment case
There are no circumstances in which a university should be using public money to silence victims in this way
21percent.org?p=2819
New blog posting
21percent.org?p=2793
Powerful & distressing diary entries of a victim of academic bullying in a UK university
21percent.org?p=2793
Powerful & distressing diary entries of a victim of academic bullying in a UK university
October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New blog posting
21percent.org?p=2793
Powerful & distressing diary entries of a victim of academic bullying in a UK university
21percent.org?p=2793
Powerful & distressing diary entries of a victim of academic bullying in a UK university
October 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Some universities are spending a lot of money on lawyers to protect misbehaving senior administrators or academics
It's contrary to their core values & makes the scandals worse
The money that is being used to hush the scandals up is public money
21percent.org?p=2769
It's contrary to their core values & makes the scandals worse
The money that is being used to hush the scandals up is public money
21percent.org?p=2769
October 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Some universities are spending a lot of money on lawyers to protect misbehaving senior administrators or academics
It's contrary to their core values & makes the scandals worse
The money that is being used to hush the scandals up is public money
21percent.org?p=2769
It's contrary to their core values & makes the scandals worse
The money that is being used to hush the scandals up is public money
21percent.org?p=2769
New blog posting -- The Alternative Vice Chancellor's Annual Address
Cambridge must end victimising whistleblowers & early-career staff, reform its HR, ditch secrecy, fix pay & improve job security & transparency
Choice is ours -- fairness or silence
21percent.org?p=2757
Cambridge must end victimising whistleblowers & early-career staff, reform its HR, ditch secrecy, fix pay & improve job security & transparency
Choice is ours -- fairness or silence
21percent.org?p=2757
October 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New blog posting -- The Alternative Vice Chancellor's Annual Address
Cambridge must end victimising whistleblowers & early-career staff, reform its HR, ditch secrecy, fix pay & improve job security & transparency
Choice is ours -- fairness or silence
21percent.org?p=2757
Cambridge must end victimising whistleblowers & early-career staff, reform its HR, ditch secrecy, fix pay & improve job security & transparency
Choice is ours -- fairness or silence
21percent.org?p=2757
At a Newspaper, a damaging story about Consigliere University is set to run
The Vice Chancellor pushes to suppress it
Is the story dead?
Institutional complicity added to incompetence?
21percent.org?p=2723
The Vice Chancellor pushes to suppress it
Is the story dead?
Institutional complicity added to incompetence?
21percent.org?p=2723
September 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
At a Newspaper, a damaging story about Consigliere University is set to run
The Vice Chancellor pushes to suppress it
Is the story dead?
Institutional complicity added to incompetence?
21percent.org?p=2723
The Vice Chancellor pushes to suppress it
Is the story dead?
Institutional complicity added to incompetence?
21percent.org?p=2723
New blog posting
How a University deals with awkward allegations of plagiarism in academia
1 Lie & deny; 2 Attack the accuser; 3 Personal backstory of hardship; 4 Sham investigation
Works for bullying allegations as well
21percent.org?p=2688
How a University deals with awkward allegations of plagiarism in academia
1 Lie & deny; 2 Attack the accuser; 3 Personal backstory of hardship; 4 Sham investigation
Works for bullying allegations as well
21percent.org?p=2688
September 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New blog posting
How a University deals with awkward allegations of plagiarism in academia
1 Lie & deny; 2 Attack the accuser; 3 Personal backstory of hardship; 4 Sham investigation
Works for bullying allegations as well
21percent.org?p=2688
How a University deals with awkward allegations of plagiarism in academia
1 Lie & deny; 2 Attack the accuser; 3 Personal backstory of hardship; 4 Sham investigation
Works for bullying allegations as well
21percent.org?p=2688
Interesting comment on 21 Group blog
21percent.org?p=2666
Oxford Uni Business School Dean Prof Soumitra Dutta quits after harassment ruling -- he had abruptly left Cornell in 2018
Oxbridge is a haven for US professorial sex pests with a taste for port & bad plumbing
@the1752group.bsky.social
21percent.org?p=2666
Oxford Uni Business School Dean Prof Soumitra Dutta quits after harassment ruling -- he had abruptly left Cornell in 2018
Oxbridge is a haven for US professorial sex pests with a taste for port & bad plumbing
@the1752group.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Interesting comment on 21 Group blog
21percent.org?p=2666
Oxford Uni Business School Dean Prof Soumitra Dutta quits after harassment ruling -- he had abruptly left Cornell in 2018
Oxbridge is a haven for US professorial sex pests with a taste for port & bad plumbing
@the1752group.bsky.social
21percent.org?p=2666
Oxford Uni Business School Dean Prof Soumitra Dutta quits after harassment ruling -- he had abruptly left Cornell in 2018
Oxbridge is a haven for US professorial sex pests with a taste for port & bad plumbing
@the1752group.bsky.social
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
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
September 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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
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
Mission Accomplished
t.co/1nHhxU6Nng
September 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Vice chancellors job isn't to be liked" says Donna Whitehead, VC of University of Brighton
Mission Accomplished
t.co/1nHhxU6Nng
Mission Accomplished
t.co/1nHhxU6Nng
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
"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
September 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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
"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
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
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
September 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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
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
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
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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
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
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
September 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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
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
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
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
September 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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
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