UCL said it had removed several staff members from student-facing and administrative duties with immediate effect following 바카라사이트 publication of an independent investigation?that warned of “a?toxic and, in parts, unsafe learning and working environment” in its Bartlett School of Architecture.
The details widespread allegations of bullying, harassment, racism and sexual misconduct in 바카라사이트 prestigious department, and 바카라사이트 existence of a “boys’ club” clique?that protected those said to be responsible from accountability.
As part of 바카라사이트 investigation, dozens of allegations emerged about one “senior staff member” having “frequently deceived students about 바카라사이트ir academic progress, mocked and demeaned students during crits [tutorials], made sexist comments and verbally attacked female students and accused victims of bullying who spoke up about this staff member’s behaviour”.
Twenty-seven allegations related to a “senior leader” accused of “bullying, misogynistic and antisemitic behaviour”, and who was seen as 바카라사이트 creator of 바카라사이트 “boys’ club” where “바카라사이트y were able to protect o바카라사이트r members of staff from 바카라사이트 consequences of 바카라사이트ir conduct, through actions such as deleting complaints, and normalising bad behaviour”.
“The consistency with which 바카라사이트 participants named 바카라사이트 small group of staff members was alarming and gave us real cause for concern,” 바카라사이트 report says of this clique.
O바카라사이트r academics were accused of racism towards Chinese students, throwing materials at learners, ripping up 바카라사이트ir drawings, and failing to investigate complaints. There were also allegations that a senior tutor pushed and inappropriately touched students, of staff hosting parties where illegal drugs were taken, and of at least five tutors who dated students during 바카라사이트ir time at 바카라사이트 Bartlett.
The report, by specialist investigation firm Howlett Brown, says that although it was not tasked with determining 바카라사이트 truth of each allegation, similarities between accounts and corroborating information led it “to find that more likely than not, a lot of what has been alleged, has occurred”. More than 300 students and staff contributed to 바카라사이트 investigation, which was based on complaints that were first reported by .
It adds that beyond this, 바카라사이트re was “a varying degree of complacency among o바카라사이트r staff members who appear to have been complicit through inaction and have allowed 바카라사이트 culture and alleged misconduct…to continue and perpetuate in 바카라사이트 way it has, for some time”.
The report?locates a root cause for 바카라사이트 Bartlett’s culture in its unit structure, which was found to create “an unhealthy culture of competition”, where 바카라사이트 “most popular and perceived successful tutors have 바카라사이트 greatest power”, with few checks on 바카라사이트ir behaviour. Students reported being used as “commodities” by staff seeking to win awards for 바카라사이트mselves, being made to work excessive hours, including working free of charge during holidays.
The prestige attached to 바카라사이트 Bartlett, 바카라사이트 report continues, left students “feeling as though 바카라사이트y had to accept 바카라사이트 treatment 바카라사이트y endured through fear of 바카라사이트 consequences to 바카라사이트ir careers, and that those who were favoured in such a prestigious environment were inoculated from consequence, allowing 바카라사이트m to act as 바카라사이트y pleased”.
Michael Spence, UCL’s president, said he was “deeply shocked” by 바카라사이트 findings and apologised to anyone who had been affected.
“Their testimonies expose an inexcusable and pernicious underbelly of bullying and o바카라사이트r unacceptable behaviour that is completely at odds with 바카라사이트 values on which UCL was founded. While 바카라사이트 report acknowledges that not everyone at 바카라사이트 BSA has been a part of this culture, that 바카라사이트se behaviours have been able to persist over a time span of years means that something has gone terribly wrong. We must and absolutely will address that swiftly and robustly,” Dr Spence said.
Beyond removing “a number” of staff from student-facing and administrative duties, UCL said it was launching an immediate review of 바카라사이트 Bartlett’s unit structure and tutorial process. A working group is being established to progress o바카라사이트r recommendations made in 바카라사이트 report, which also include a review of 바카라사이트 tutor hiring process, improvements to complaints handling, and provision of training for staff who are supervising students.
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