Research perspectives

Research perspectives

Survey finds widespread “toxic behaviour” in science research

A survey commissioned by the Wellcome Trust, the biomedical research funder, has found evidence of discrimination and widespread bullying and harassment amongst scientists, contributing to “shocking levels” of stress and mental health problems. The research …

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Universities regulator to get tough on failures to address harassment and sexual misconduct?

The regulator for Universities, the Office for Students (OfS) has put forward the possibility of requiring a university to address harassment and sexual misconduct as a condition of its registration (). This would mean they …

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CIPD finds conflict a common occurrence at work

The CIPD has published a comprehensive report Managing conflict in the modern workplace. It is based on findings that demonstrate a serious problem of bullying and harassment in UK workplaces and the devastating impact unfair …

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MIND finds poor awareness of mental health disability in the workplace

A survey by the mental health charity MIND has found that more than two in five people with mental health conditions are unaware that this could be classed as a disability, and that they could …

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Bupa survey shows quarter of employees suffer bullying or discrimination at work

Over a quarter of employees suffer from bullying and/or discrimination in the workplace based on gender, age or sexual orientation, according to research from Bupa. In a survey of 4,000 employees it found that bullying …

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Charities at risk to “insider” fraud

According to Charity Commission research Preventing Charity Fraud: Insight and Action more than half of fraud affecting charities is committed by people known to the organisation. The findings – the result of the largest survey …

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