New episode: @annabull.bsky.social joins The Sexual Violence Research podcast to explore rates of #GBV in higher ed settings. "One of the reasons for this being seemingly so prevalent..is the lack of professional boundaries between staff & students." Listen bit.ly/4p0WhC8 @thesvri.bsky.social

Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students. wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...

What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us

Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.

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After the Noel Clarke judgement last month it's a good time to sign this anti SLAPP petition if you're UK based: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

Stop the rich and powerful ruining the lives of those who speak up

Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and lawsuits  filed to silence critical speech. They are used by oligarchs, public officials, sexual abusers, wa...

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Several English universities have introduced partial bans on staff-student relationships ahead of new regulations coming into force today, while Liverpool and Southampton have said that they will ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social

Universities resist relationship bans as new rules come in

Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans

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Really good piece by @annabull.bsky.social on how universities should respond to the EHRC's proposed segregation programme. The evidence points to trans people's heightened vulnerability to sexual harassment and violence - so single-sex policies must account for this.

Safety must shape policy on single-sex spaces

Anna Bull examines how evidence of trans and non-binary people's heightened vulnerability to sexual violence is absent from new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces Anna Bull examines how evidence of tr...

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I wrote something that is especially relevant for UK HE people just now.

Wonkhe@wonkhe.bsky.social · last yr.

This week on Wonkhe: Anna Bull examines how evidence of trans and non-binary people's heightened vulnerability to sexual violence is absent from new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces wonkhe.com/blogs/safety...

We seek a committed & dynamic feminist to join the existing team as a new book review editor @genderandjustice.bsky.social Details: ✳️Deadline 1 August 2025 17:00 CEST ✳️Informal enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org ✳️Info: www.lexnetwork.org/gender-and-j... @lexnetwork.bsky.social

The recording of the launch event will be available very soon!

Luke Windsor@wlukewindsor.bsky.social · last yr.

I may be revisiting the recording of today’s launch - which was packed full of insights… @ukcge.bsky.social @annabull.bsky.social @the1752group.bsky.social

Very proud to announce the publication of Gender-Based Violence in Arts and Culture, I co-edited with Marie Buscatto and Sari Karttunen 🤓 With I. Roharik, S. Helbert, Chiharu Chujo, @leena-maija.bsky.social , @annabull.bsky.social , Bleuwenn Lechaux, Alice Laurent-Camena, and @paulita.bsky.social

I'm delighted to have a chapter in this new book, about experiences of film and TV industry workers who were experiencing sexual harassment/violence in the workplace, at the same time as creating content about gender-based violence or sexuality. Check out the other fantastic chapters also!

Mathilde Provansal@mathildeprovansal.bsky.social · last yr.

Published by @openbookpublish.bsky.social. More info about it here: doi.org/10.11647/OBP...

Read my comment piece in Nature about the toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs: lnkd.in/emi6EeJn

new article alert: Gender inequalities in UK music higher education: the role of institutional stratification By @annabull.bsky.social Huge congrats! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @rachelbrooks.bsky.social @coralinglingxu.bsky.social

Gender inequalities in UK music higher education: the role of institutional stratification

In creative higher education (HE) undergraduate courses in the UK, women students are over-represented by a proportion of two-to-one. However, music HE shows almost the reverse gender balance, with...

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The picture for gender equality in the UK music industry is GRIM. If you look at the pipeline of gender equality in music higher education, we are moving away from gender equality rather than closer to it. I've written about this in a new academic article.

Reminder that this is on the agenda at UCU Congress this coming weekend Cc: @lottelydia.bsky.social @annabull.bsky.social @alixdietzel.bsky.social @vickyblake.bsky.social @the1752group.bsky.social

Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse@drrhianelinor.bsky.social · last yr.

For colleagues attending @ucu.org.uk Congress this week, a 🧵 Motion HE38 - thanks @leedsucu.bsky.social for bringing it. The motion is based on work with @the1752group.bsky.social around abuses of power in staff-student intimate relationships

The perseverance and courage of UCU activists in taking forward this motion to address staff-student intimate relationships is so important. Read this thread to see why.

Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse@drrhianelinor.bsky.social · last yr.

For colleagues attending @ucu.org.uk Congress this week, a 🧵 Motion HE38 - thanks @leedsucu.bsky.social for bringing it. The motion is based on work with @the1752group.bsky.social around abuses of power in staff-student intimate relationships

YES! This is the problem with policies requiring only disclosure of staff-student relationships.

Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse@drrhianelinor.bsky.social · last yr.

My abuser (staff member in the dept where I studied, no current, but 'potential' responsibility) refused to disclose. There was no way to make them. Even if they had, would there have been regular check ins about whether the relationship had become abusive? How would this be managed?

Do you want to learn about the toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers that I've been working on with Kelly Prince on behalf of @the1752group.bsky.social ? Sign up for our launch event 19 June UK time 1pm-2.30pm ukcge.ac.uk/events/addre...

Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by…

This webinar will feature the launch of the toolkit "Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers" authored by Anna…

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Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We believe the Supreme Court has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act. Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project

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LATEST: Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside of the EHRC’s Glasgow offices to call for EHRC guidance that would exclude transgender people from toilets and other services to be scrapped

Please read our @the1752group.bsky.social statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community: lnkd.in/gr-UH3VP HEIs must ensure any steps they take following the Supreme Court judgement take into account trans people's heightened risk of sexual harassment and violence Please share.

Researchers working on GBV in higher education: See call for papers for this symposium in Germany Sept 17-19. Funding available for all attendees. Unheard, Unseen, and Unspoken: Setting a Research Agenda for Sexual Harassment and Violence in Higher education www.mvbz.fu-berlin.de/en/ausschrei...

It was brilliant to have @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social speak at @uoyeducation.bsky.social to the Centre for Education and Social Justice yesterday about his work on Generative AI for Academics, bringing a critical sociological take. Great discussion and great pub afterwards, just like in the old days.

See Anna Bull's blog post for the Good Law Project. Sexual misconduct strikes at the heart of university life. goodlawproject.org/sexual-misco...

Sexual misconduct strikes at the heart of university life | Good Law Project

Too many professors are pursuing their students and causing untold harm, says Anna Bull.

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Thinking of trans and intersex people in the UK today when trans rights have just been dealt a heavy blow in the courts. Solidarity. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Gender critical campaigners win at UK supreme court over definition of woman

Judges rule that Equality Act definition excludes transgender women holding gender recognition certificates

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Yes indeed the inimitable @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social is joining us at the Centre for Research in Education and Social Justice on 23rd April 4pm to talk about AI for Academics and public sociology. More info here: www.york.ac.uk/education/ne... All welcome. But in person only.

Department of Education@uoyeducation.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 23 April @4pm in SLB/004 join us and Mark Carrigan @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social for a talk about his most recent book, Generative AI for Academics. For more information email @annabull.bsky.social anna.bull@york.ac.uk

📣 23 April @4pm in SLB/004 join us and Mark Carrigan @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social for a talk about his most recent book, Generative AI for Academics. For more information email @annabull.bsky.social anna.bull@york.ac.uk

The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people. Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much. Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.

Adam Bienkov@adambienkov.bsky.social · last yr.

"My choice in these volatile times is backing British brilliance," says Keir Starmer, who promises to deliver "British cars for British workers"

A very important new study - please share call for participants as widely as possible.

School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol@uob-policystudies.bsky.social · last yr.

2nd call: Anonymous #powerperpetrators survey for those who have experienced or witnessed #sexualmisconduct and abuse by professionals. Also, we are interviewing regulators, lawyers and others working on misconduct, disciplinary cases & professional standards: powerfulperpetrators.org/get-involved/