Today’s #ResearchTip is all of us should be able to be open and critical about the problems inherent in academia. Being pressured to say nothing in order to keep your job, get funding, or hold senior roles is a massive 🚩
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#AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #HigherEd #MedEd
If you’re in an organisation where you’re being bullied then you understandably may worry about speaking out and may need help to do so while keeping yourself safe theresearchcompanion.com/bullying The same cannot be said at organisational level where silence allows abuse to thrive
Research councils, professional associations, university management and charities/groups supporting students and staff often use “staying neutral” to really mean “not getting involved with damaging situations requiring urgent attention (that we also may have a role in)”.
It’s also why we’re seeing box ticking on EDI ventures that operate at a fairly surface level and vague “mental health” initiatives. It allows for things to look like they’re being addressed while not doing anything tangible. And dismissing those taking action as “too radical”.
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