Research funders urged to follow NSF lead on harassment

Hokyoung Kim illustration (1 February 2018)

Sexual violence on campus: ‘By staying silent, I damaged myself’

Sexual misconduct is now being openly discussed, but universities still lack policies to safeguard staff from sexual violence in the workplace. This means victims remain afraid to speak out, says a female academic and rape survivor

By Contributor

1 February

Sexual misconduct in academia: a culture of denial?

Hollywood and Westminster have been rocked by tales of sexual assault and abuse. Is academia similarly plagued by misuse of power and sexual misconduct? Five scholars offer their views

By Contributors

16 November

Policies and strategies not enough to tackle campus sexual harassment

Vice-chancellors must make a sustained commitment to cultural change to ensure that violence, harassment and hate crime on campus are things of the past, writes Janet Beer

By Janet Beer

10 November