NEW on Wonkhe: Bob Abrahart examines how health and safety law assigns staff and students to different legal categories – and finds students left with the thinner end of the statutory bargain buff.ly/na7M1qN

NEW on Wonkhe: The Hillsborough Law promises institutional candour, but Emma Roberts warns that universities have been left in a grey area that could take litigation to resolve buff.ly/Hw4me67

Mum says Glasgow University ‘failed’ son who took his own life after grade error Geography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate.

Ethan Browne took his own life, having been wrongly told he'd failed his degree

The QAA found that Glasgow University's assessment regulations posed a "systemic risk"

Rest in peace Ethan Brown

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On Jan 13, MPs discussed the merits of a legal #DutyofCare in UK Higher Education in a Westminster Hall debate attended by LEARN and our friends @forthe100.bsky.social. Most MPs were firmly in support - disappointingly the Government is still treading a weary old line on 'unintended consequences'.

MPs call for a Duty of Care – but the government sits on its hands A Westminster Hall debate called for a statutory duty of care in highereducation, bringing universities into line with schools, FE colleges, employersand even prisons. Once again, the government skirt...

Yesterday MPs debated the need for a #StatutorydutyofCare in UK #HE. Here's our joint response with our @forthe100.bsky.social friends to the debate: www.thelearnnetwork.org.uk/post/mps-cal...

Student Suicide and University Responsibility in Law — ForThe100 A critical reading of David Sykes, “ The Legal Relationship Between Universities and Their Students – How Accountable and to What Extent in Law Are Universities Liable for Student Suicides? ”, Den...

www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/student...

Durham group 'Safe Education' to back bill for higher-education students against sexual violence We spoke to the founder of the student campaign group about the need to standardise a duty of care for students among universities

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MPs to hold a debate on potential merits of a statutory duty of care for universities - Committees - UK Parliament On Tuesday 13 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on potential merits of a statutory duty of care for universities.

An investigation into behaviour of universities is unavoidable

MPs will now debate whether universities should be subject to statutory duty of care

Cue guilty Vice Chancellors insisting that such protection is unneeded😉

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NEW on Wonkhe: A decade after a brutal attack reshaped US campus law, Bob Abrahart examines what the debate over duties still gets wrong about universities’ legal responsibilities buff.ly/YcVyHkS

NEW on Wonkhe: With student suicides prompting renewed calls for accountability, Bob Abrahart uses a soil science model to map the legal, political and moral landscape of duty of care in higher education buff.ly/hb6jO4d

Glasgow student's death to be probed after 'catastrophic' uni grade blunder Ethan Brown, 23, was found dead at his home in Coatbridge on December 13 last year — the day he was due to graduate from the University of Glasgow, after the university mistakenly told him he had fail...

www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...

Police to probe Glasgow Uni after student took own life over wrong grade COPS are set to question Glasgow University staff after a student took his own life on graduation day having been wrongly told he had failed his degree. The family of Ethan Brown say the “cat…

Police to probe Glasgow Uni after student took own life over wrong grade

Student suicides are widely reported — rightly so, or nothing would change

University staff also die by suicide, often due to bullying or excessive workload

Institutions usually hush this up

Reliable statistics are needed amid today’s university stresses

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Glasgow student took his own life after 'tragic' university error - News Beep The error was not spotted by any University of Glasgow staff, or by two internal exam boards and one external exam board.

Glasgow student took his own life after ‘tragic’ university error

https://www.newsbeep.com/156487/

The error was not spotted by any University of Glasgow staff, or by two internal exam boards and…

Glasgow University accused of failing student who killed himself on graduation day Ethan Scott Brown was wrongly told he had not earned geography degree despite marks being enough for a 2:1

Student at Glasgow University took his own life after being wrongly told he had not earned geography degree

Three students die each week by suicide in UK universities

Rest in peace, Ethan Scott Brown

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www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Zero tolerance to bullying & harassment in universities should mean zero victims — not 25%

Instead, it’s complainants & whistleblowers who face zero tolerance ... while bullies & harassers face zero consequences

🔥 The Question We Can’t Ignore

Would we accept this level of loss in schools?
Would we accept it in the workplace?
So why do we accept it in universities?
Students deserve safety and protection — not platitudes.

#DutyOfCare #StudentMentalHealth

New study shows stark gaps between student groups at risk of suicide The new data from the ONS did not, however, look at why there were such discrepancies between demographics when it comes to student suicide

New study shows stark gaps between student groups at risk of suicide

The new data from the ONS did not, however, look at why there were such discrepancies between demographics when it comes to student suicide
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

NEW on Wonkhe: While new ONS figures show a lower suicide rate among students than their peers, Bob Abrahart warns this framing masks deeper inequalities and systemic failures within universities buff.ly/sjrrKLa

NEW on Wonkhe: While new ONS figures show a lower suicide rate among students than their peers, Bob Abrahart warns this framing masks deeper inequalities and systemic failures within universities buff.ly/sjrrKLa

Student Theo Brennan-Hulme was failed by University of East Anglia and Norwich Health Care Trust say parents Leading human rights law firm Leigh Day, call on 020 7650 1200 or 0161 393 3530

I’ve been reading through the Lost Voices stories on @forthe100.bsky.social which remember university students lost to suicide.

This is a must read.

So many opportunities missed and so many people and systems failed Theo. Things can and should be better.

www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...

160 student suicides yearly - males face double risk | The latest National and International News - upday News An average of 160 higher education students in England and Wales take their own life each year, according to new analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The findings represent the first...

"160 student suicides yearly - males face double risk | The latest National and International News - upday News"

🔥 The Question We Can’t Ignore

Would we accept this level of loss in schools?
Would we accept it in the workplace?
So why do we accept it in universities?
Students deserve safety and protection — not platitudes.

#DutyOfCare #StudentMentalHealth

A snapshot from our survey on bullying, harassment & neglect with @forthe100.bsky.social

Top of the table are Cardiff, Strathclyde, Cambridge & Dundee Universities

If you've been mistreated, complete the survey here: 21percent.org?p=2571

Help bring accountability to those who run universities

Way back in 2012 I had a breakdown while working at Cardiff University; therapy provided by the Staff Counselling service helped greatly in my recovery. A few years later the Management scrapped the Counselling service. That's probably the reason for the poor scores on mental health support.

CTRL+ALT+DEL+UNIVERSITY will run for 3 months

Complete the survey here

21percent.org?p=2124

First look shows bullying, excessive workload & support for mental health as major concerns

@cardiffuni.bsky.social tops the table for complaints at the moment

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Duty of Care — Built by Grief — Not by Government — ForThe100 Author: Robert Abrahart While ministers dither and deflect — failing to grasp what campaigners are truly saying — the law moves forward. Slowly. Painfully. Case by case. At great human cost. Bere...

#DutyOfCare #StudentSafety #HigherEd
Families grieve. Lawyers fight. Universities remain unchecked.
This isn’t protection—it’s neglect.
Read the hard truth here 👉
www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/duty-of...

Duty of Care — Built by Grief — Not by Government — ForThe100 Author: Robert Abrahart While ministers dither and deflect — failing to grasp what campaigners are truly saying — the law moves forward. Slowly. Painfully. Case by case. At great human cost. Bere...

#DutyOfCare #StudentSafety #HigherEd
Families grieve. Lawyers fight. Universities remain unchecked.
This isn’t protection—it’s neglect.
Read the hard truth here 👉
www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/duty-of...

Duty of Care — Built by Grief — Not by Government — ForThe100 While ministers dither and deflect — failing to grasp what campaigners are truly saying — the law moves forward. Slowly. Painfully. Case by case. At great human cost. Bereaved families, harmed studen...

www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/duty-of...

Together with @forthe100.bsky.social, we are conducting survey to find the Hateful Eight

The 8 worst UK universities for discrimination, bullying, harassment & lack of care

Whether staff or student, if you've been mistreated, tell us in our survey

21percent.org?p=2124

Who'll top the Hateful 8 ?