The 21 Group campaigns against the complaisant acceptance of bullying by UK Universities. We provide support for those experiencing bullying in academia.
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The problem with Vice Chancellor pay is optics
Higher tuition fees & more public funding for research needs public & political support
CEOs of FTSE 100 companies don't have this constraint
Sector needs public trust to survive, this is how it lost it
It's why we have no political friends
£450,000 for a medical degree at Cambridge for overseas students
Nothing says academic excellence like quietly turning universities into luxury export businesses for the global elite while domestic funding crumbles
www.ft.com/content/36e2...
Voice of Victim
"At universities, typical manner in which senior management addresses an academic is one of extreme haughtiness
Inconceivable to them that any academic might know how to solve problem which needs 'seven-figure sum' consultants
Like whether a costly IT project is good value"
Cambridge #Whistleblowing Tribunal
From 8 June, the witness statements & the document bundle will be available to those following the Tribunal remotely
This webpage explains how to access the documents, as well as the legal restrictions that apply
21percent.org?p=3757
Scandal ends with resignation of Prof Simon Goldhill
Who were the enablers?
Look up the powerful & senior Fellows in Classics, English & Modern Languages at Cambridge University (some are media darlings, national treasures)
They knew for 40 years
www.thetimes.com/uk/education...
Hard to recall a comparable moment in Cambridge
For years, we have heard fine words from University’s leadership on bullying & harassment
What has been lacking is action — replaced instead by delay & institutional cover-ups
Provost Gillian Tett has acted
21percent.org?p=3768
The problem with Vice Chancellor pay is optics
Higher tuition fees & more public funding for research needs public & political support
CEOs of FTSE 100 companies don't have this constraint
Sector needs public trust to survive, this is how it lost it
It's why we have no political friends
Vice Chancellors must look like they live in a cave, haven't washed for weeks & have no money
A well-fed VC in tailored Armani saying "we're struggling” isn’t persuasive to the public - it’s tone deaf
The VC is asking a Govt minister on 1/4 of his salary to take the political hit if fees go up
£450,000 for a medical degree at Cambridge for overseas students
Nothing says academic excellence like quietly turning universities into luxury export businesses for the global elite while domestic funding crumbles
www.ft.com/content/36e2...
Vice Chancellors must look like they live in a cave, haven't washed for weeks & have no money
A well-fed VC in tailored Armani saying "we're struggling” isn’t persuasive to the public - it’s tone deaf
The VC is asking a Govt minister on 1/4 of his salary to take the political hit if fees go up
