Tying funding to tackling bullying could feed secrecy, UKRI told

Jessica Wade tells THE summit that younger institutions can create better equality policies from scratch

26 June

Sir John Kingman hints that research councils could withhold funding in cases where universities do not address unfair treatment of staff

6 November

Campaigners call for universities and funders to address ‘systemic issues’ after study claims academic science has ‘higher’ risk of sexual harassment

15 June

National Science Foundation requires universities to inform them if staff members receiving grant funding face sexual harassment allegations

19 February

Research umbrella organisation puts off decision on whether to introduce ultimate sanction until more evidence is available