A workshop on harassment and bullying shed light on my university’s superficial commitment to equality and diversity

In my university, white staff don’t educate themselves on racism, while BAME staff are chastised for raising the issue

Every day I see students underperform because they’re working hard to make ends meet

I was told to ‘shut up’ when I tried to blow the whistle on my university for recruiting international students for cash

When I raised concerns that students were receiving good grades for low quality work, senior staff were hostile

I grew up in West Germany and believed I would never return to strict borders in Europe – until I applied for UK leave to remain

When I gave evidence showing that an environmental toxin had caused deaths, the authorities hired a rogue scientist

My university is making cuts to improve its rankings performance, but the pressure on staff is making things worse

The best academic research is done in a supportive, collaborative environment – not a corporate culture

To be successful, it seems you need to be available for short, fixed-term contracts all over the world

I’d like to be a great lecturer, but I don’t think theory divorced from classroom context will make me one

I was relieved when all the pressure and expectation ended, but I miss the intellectual way of thinking

He kissed me and touched my arm straight away. It took an anti-harassment campaign to make me realise I wasn’t overreacting

One university I worked at had no promotions criteria; at another they were so vague as to be meaningless

I’ve experienced colleagues’ snobbishness towards newer universities, but they can offer better, more fulfilling careers

I receive more scrutiny and fewer opportunities than peers working in university administration. It doesn’t feel fair

People with disabilities are more likely to stay silent when they’re abused, so we need proactive support

I’m happy to have found secure work, but now I’m inside the university system I can see clearly how exploitative it is

When a colleague raced a competitor to publish shaky data, I realised how the perverse incentives in research work

In the US, I was made to teach a prepackaged course that stifled creativity. UK universities are not far behind