This is Board of Electors for Professorship of Education (2002), (Louis Archer -> Louise Archer) Baroness Morgan was Blair's adviser She's since been involved in Southern Cross Healthcare, Carillion & Cambridge University Hospital Trust She lands a new role, a calamity happens

Our choice for most pitiful person in Cambridge Fraud Scandal It's Deborah Prentice, Vice Chancellor She researches pluralistic ignorance - how institutional conformity forces people to accept status quo Her research tells her what to do, but she's trapped 21percent.org?p=4082

The most pitiful person in the Cambridge Fraud Scandal, as nominated by Andrew Gelman (Prof of Statistics at Columbia, co-writer of Bayesian Data Analysis) Not Jason Arday, but the unnamed University "spokesperson for Cambridge" spouting obvious untruths statmodeling.substack.com/p/whos-the-m...

Sadness and Horror at Cambridge University Some are angry about collapsing academic standards, others about how a young black man was failed, and many both Anger should be directed at those who failed in their duty of care, integrity & stewardship 21percent.org?p=4049

Simon Heffer, a beneficiary of a Cambridge education, now dismisses others’ degrees as worthless Less an argument than a sneer, stitching together anecdotes into sweeping claims about entire sector He's aroused by the idea of universities collapsing www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...

Outstanding work by Titorenko on GitHub analysing Jason Arday’s thesis Very serious questions for Cambridge University leadership -- why is this playing out in public? They’ve known for 2 years. Plenty of time to act to prevent this ... for the good of all parties involved 21percent.org?p=4036

David Latchman has been appointed Vice Chancellor of University of London He was found guilty of research misconduct by University College, London. He blamed his postdocs. Nice to see strategy, networking & playing the long game win out in the end 😉

End of Careers Service provision for research staff at Oxford University as "external funding has unfortunately not been renewed" Why can’t Oxford fund this itself -- when postdocs & early career researchers drive so much of its prestige ?

Goldsmiths has spent > £14m on consultants & legal fees since 2019 This includes £2.7m paid to KPMG for “independent business review” "At that time, Deputy Chair of Goldsmiths' council & Chair of its finance committee was retired KPMG partner Lynn Pearcy" It's rife in university management

Govt expectation was that financial failures would be confined to less prominent universities In fact, some of UK’s leading universities are at risk — Dundee, Nottingham, Goldsmiths & Cardiff Fixing universities needs to be top of Burnham's 'ToDo' list for "good growth in every postcode"

Universities marking their own homework on research culture & integrity is never going to deliver honesty or improvement REF is becoming a multi-billion-pound exercise in institutional self-delusion dressed up as accountability. timeshighereducation.com/news/greater...

Huge coup by the @bylinetimes.bsky.social Activities of James Orr, Cambridge Professor of Religion & Reform UK's Head of Policy, are under scrutiny Orr’s appointment occurred during period when Palantir cofounder Peter Thiel made financial donation to Cambridge in America 21percent.org?p=3971

Universities champion academic freedom -- until it’s used Then it’s sidelined by administrators, far from the policies that supposedly protect it HR managers or registrars quietly override it, policy be damned 21percent.org?p=3959

Andy Burnham on Monday accepts the crucial role of universities A pivotal moment for university leaders to respond Define your civic role, show how you serve your communities, make clear that local impact & global ambition go hand in hand We must hope present generation of VCs is up to it

Excellent piece of investigative journalism on Sebold rape case propublica.org/article/alic... Very troubling conduct by Syracuse University in suppressing true frequency of rapes around campus in 1980s It's in the DNA of universities to bury bad news

Cambridge Whistleblowing Tribunal at Bury St Edmunds is over, judgment is expected later this year We wish the Tribunal clarity and sound judgment in their deliberations Some reflections on the closing submissions are here 21percent.org?p=3919

Background to Cambridge Whistleblowing Tribunal This describes a sequence of events after Prof Wyn Evans tried to help a distressed colleague 21percent.org?p=3806

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

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

Compare & contrast reactions to sexual harassment revelations at Cambridge Superb from Provost Gillian Tett, "I am grateful to those who have had the courage to come forward. I want them to know that they are heard" Dire from University, can't comment blah blah blah thetimes.com/uk/education...

Here is an Non-Disclosure Agreement Table Nottingham, Cambridge, Liverpool Universities are in the medal positions Does this catch all NDAs? Almost certainly not, just a fraction Methodology is explained here: 21percent.org?p=1143

A vanity project turned into a money pit at Nottingham University Staff pay the price Those at the top? CBEs, not consequences. Those who didn't understand "listed building" status have moved upward This tells you everything about UK Higher Education timeshighereducation.com/news/careers...

Two takes on the same story — the waning belief in the value of a UK university degree One from the BBC. One from The Guardian Spot the difference? We would've included the Daily Merkle, but they’ve obviously got bigger priorities… like Rebekah Vardy’s documentary, Sydney Sweeney's racy scenes 😉

The 'Cambridge Whistleblowing' Tribunal Details of access to online materials from 8 June are given here 21percent.org?p=3747 This ensures remote participants have equivalent access to those attending the Tribunal in person at Bury St Edmunds Please note restrictions on recording/screenshotting

Bury St Edmunds Employment Tribunal Major #whistleblowing case at Cambridge University Claimant is Professor Neil Wyn Evans. Cross-examination begins 8 June Respondents are senior administrative officers: (former) Registrary, Ms Emma Rampton & the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deborah Prentice

Employment Tribunal 1-28 June 2026, Bury St Edmunds This is a case on institutional response to #whistleblowing in a leading University Respondents include two most senior administrators, the Registrary & Vice Chancellor 21percent.org?p=3719

Unified Administrative Service (UAS) at Cambridge University is central body responsible for running core professional & administrative functions It has grown substantially over the last decade -- unlike academia Does UAS really need to be as large as it has become?

There's too little money in HE to fund @UniversitiesUK anymore 38% of members is alarming until you realise only 1/3 replied — so it’s 12.6%, barely up from 11% Statistical inflation like this is why people struggle to take UUK seriously www.ft.com/content/ded7...

As secure university jobs decline, rejected candidates are increasingly turning to Employment Tribunals Mohamed Saad won against Nottingham Anyone applying for academic jobs should read this case -- it gives a good picture of what goes on assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69a3f5...

"Conduct of HR department is deeply concerning ... The lack of transparency, deliberate witholding of information with intention to mislead ... lack of any meaningful investigation into what happened" (Recent Employment Tribunal) Could be any University, but it's Nottingham