Rachael Pells: Separate sources told The Independent and The Times that students had become pregnant by academics and later offered money in return for signing confidentiality agreements.
In a blog post announcing her decision, Professor Sara Ahmed wrote: “I have resigned in protest against the failure to address the problem of sexual harassment. I have resigned because the costs of doing this work have been too high. When I talk about the problem of sexual harassment I am not talking about one rogue individual, or two, nor even a rogue unit, nor even a rogue institution. We are talking about how sexual harassment becomes normalised and generalised — as part of academic culture.”
According to university sources, similar accusations about inappropriate staff behaviour were first made almost 20 years ago, but ignored by university officials. Complaints made included claims that academics had “forced themselves” on students while drunk, groped students and made sexual comments during classes. More here.