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Dr Anna Bull

@annabull.bsky.social
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Senior lecturer at University of York, researching sexual misconduct in HE and CCIs and inequalities in music education. Founder and co-director of The 1752 Group. Cats. www.1752group.com

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Department of Education @uoyeducation.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
New episode: @annabull.bsky.social joins The Sexual Violence Research podcast to explore rates of #GBV in higher ed settings. "One of the reasons for this being seemingly so prevalent..is the lack of professional boundaries between staff & students." Listen bit.ly/4p0WhC8 @thesvri.bsky.social
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Here's my take on new data on sexual violence and harassment released today from England's Office for Students. wonkhe.com/blogs/what-o...
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What OfS’ data on harassment and sexual misconduct doesn’t tell us
Anna Bull explores the latest OfS findings on the prevalence of harassment and sexual misconduct — and why they're only one piece of a puzzle on student safety.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
After the Noel Clarke judgement last month it's a good time to sign this anti SLAPP petition if you're UK based: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop the rich and powerful ruining the lives of those who speak up
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and lawsuits  filed to silence critical speech. They are used by oligarchs, public officials, sexual abusers, wa...
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Juliette Rowsell @julietterowsell.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Several English universities have introduced partial bans on staff-student relationships ahead of new regulations coming into force today, while Liverpool and Southampton have said that they will ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships Me for @timeshighered.bsky.social
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Universities resist relationship bans as new rules come in
Institutions including Liverpool and Southampton to continue to ‘discourage’, rather than prohibit, staff-student relationships despite new regulations, as others opt for partial bans
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Really good piece by @annabull.bsky.social on how universities should respond to the EHRC's proposed segregation programme. The evidence points to trans people's heightened vulnerability to sexual harassment and violence - so single-sex policies must account for this.
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Safety must shape policy on single-sex spaces
Anna Bull examines how evidence of trans and non-binary people's heightened vulnerability to sexual violence is absent from new EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces Anna Bull examines how evidence of tr...
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
I wrote something that is especially relevant for UK HE people just now.
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Gender and Justice Journal @genderandjustice.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
We seek a committed & dynamic feminist to join the existing team as a new book review editor @genderandjustice.bsky.social Details: ✳️Deadline 1 August 2025 17:00 CEST ✳️Informal enquiries: admin@lexnetwork.org ✳️Info: www.lexnetwork.org/gender-and-j... @lexnetwork.bsky.social
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Gender and Justice – Call for Book Editor – LEX Research Network
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
The recording of the launch event will be available very soon!
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Mathilde Provansal @mathildeprovansal.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Very proud to announce the publication of Gender-Based Violence in Arts and Culture, I co-edited with Marie Buscatto and Sari Karttunen 🤓 With I. Roharik, S. Helbert, Chiharu Chujo, @leena-maija.bsky.social , @annabull.bsky.social , Bleuwenn Lechaux, Alice Laurent-Camena, and @paulita.bsky.social
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I'm delighted to have a chapter in this new book, about experiences of film and TV industry workers who were experiencing sexual harassment/violence in the workplace, at the same time as creating content about gender-based violence or sexuality. Check out the other fantastic chapters also!
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Read my comment piece in Nature about the toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by PGRs: lnkd.in/emi6EeJn
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British Journal of Sociology of Education @bjse.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
new article alert: Gender inequalities in UK music higher education: the role of institutional stratification By @annabull.bsky.social Huge congrats! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @rachelbrooks.bsky.social @coralinglingxu.bsky.social
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Gender inequalities in UK music higher education: the role of institutional stratification
In creative higher education (HE) undergraduate courses in the UK, women students are over-represented by a proportion of two-to-one. However, music HE shows almost the reverse gender balance, with...
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The picture for gender equality in the UK music industry is GRIM. If you look at the pipeline of gender equality in music higher education, we are moving away from gender equality rather than closer to it. I've written about this in a new academic article.
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Dr Rhian Elinor Keyse @drrhianelinor.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Reminder that this is on the agenda at UCU Congress this coming weekend Cc: @lottelydia.bsky.social @annabull.bsky.social @alixdietzel.bsky.social @vickyblake.bsky.social @the1752group.bsky.social
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
The perseverance and courage of UCU activists in taking forward this motion to address staff-student intimate relationships is so important. Read this thread to see why.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
YES! This is the problem with policies requiring only disclosure of staff-student relationships.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Do you want to learn about the toolkit for addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers that I've been working on with Kelly Prince on behalf of @the1752group.bsky.social ? Sign up for our launch event 19 June UK time 1pm-2.30pm ukcge.ac.uk/events/addre...
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Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by…
This webinar will feature the launch of the toolkit "Addressing harassment and sexual misconduct experienced by postgraduate researchers" authored by Anna…
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Dr Chris Noone @chris-noone.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Just out! Our peer-reviewed critique of the Cass Review has been published by BMC Medical Research Methodology. Please read and share. We show that the Cass Review is fatally flawed and should not be the basis for policy or practice in transgender healthcare. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 03/05/2025
We believe the Supreme Court has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act. Over 8,000 people have supported our case - will you join us? goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...
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Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
LATEST: Hundreds of protesters have gathered outside of the EHRC’s Glasgow offices to call for EHRC guidance that would exclude transgender people from toilets and other services to be scrapped
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Please read our @the1752group.bsky.social statement in solidarity with the UK trans and non-binary community: lnkd.in/gr-UH3VP HEIs must ensure any steps they take following the Supreme Court judgement take into account trans people's heightened risk of sexual harassment and violence Please share.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Researchers working on GBV in higher education: See call for papers for this symposium in Germany Sept 17-19. Funding available for all attendees. Unheard, Unseen, and Unspoken: Setting a Research Agenda for Sexual Harassment and Violence in Higher education www.mvbz.fu-berlin.de/en/ausschrei...
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Call for Participation | Theme Week
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
It was brilliant to have @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social speak at @uoyeducation.bsky.social to the Centre for Education and Social Justice yesterday about his work on Generative AI for Academics, bringing a critical sociological take. Great discussion and great pub afterwards, just like in the old days.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
See Anna Bull's blog post for the Good Law Project. Sexual misconduct strikes at the heart of university life. goodlawproject.org/sexual-misco...
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Sexual misconduct strikes at the heart of university life | Good Law Project
Too many professors are pursuing their students and causing untold harm, says Anna Bull.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Thinking of trans and intersex people in the UK today when trans rights have just been dealt a heavy blow in the courts. Solidarity. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Gender critical campaigners win at UK supreme court over definition of woman
Judges rule that Equality Act definition excludes transgender women holding gender recognition certificates
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Yes indeed the inimitable @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social is joining us at the Centre for Research in Education and Social Justice on 23rd April 4pm to talk about AI for Academics and public sociology. More info here: www.york.ac.uk/education/ne... All welcome. But in person only.
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Can ChatGPT do public sociology? Public scholarship, AI and platform capitalism with Mark Carrigan - Education, University of York
The Centre for Research in Education and Social Justice is delighted to host Mark Carrigan (University of Manchester) for a talk about his most recent book, Generative AI for Academics. This talk draw...
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Department of Education @uoyeducation.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
📣 23 April @4pm in SLB/004 join us and Mark Carrigan @drmarkcarrigan.bsky.social for a talk about his most recent book, Generative AI for Academics. For more information email @annabull.bsky.social anna.bull@york.ac.uk
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Oli Mould @olimould.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
The UK car industry contributes £22bn to the economy and employs c 35k people. Universities contribute £265bn and employ nearly 400k, over 10x as much. Yet he seems ok to let that sector implode.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
A very important new study - please share call for participants as widely as possible.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 21/03/2025
“Serial perpetrators harm generation after generation of students and junior colleagues.” Too many professors are pursuing their students and causing untold harm, says @annabull.bsky.social of @the1752group.bsky.social: goodlaw.social/xsix
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Sexual misconduct strikes at the heart of university life | Good Law Project
Too many professors are pursuing their students and causing untold harm, says Anna Bull.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Important news podcast about staff sexual misconduct in HE exploring how it leads to women leaving academia
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
ICYMI
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Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Last week we had the pleasure of launching Kristina Kolbe's book 'The Sound of Difference' (@manchesterup.bsky.social) at @greshamcollege.bsky.social. If you couldn't join us in-person, or online, you can watch the launch video here: vimeo.com/1069586197
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The Sound of Difference
What happens when the elitist space of “Western” classical music seeks to diversify itself? And what are the social effects worked through diversity…
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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
for a student who used AI to write a paper #poem
A photo of a poem titled, "To a student who used AI to write a paper." Now I let it fall back in the grasses. I hear you. I know this life is hard now. I know your days are precious on this earth. But what are you trying to be free of? The living? The miraculous task of it? Love is for the ones who love the work.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
There has been some progress... But not enough.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
This is a very helpful new resource for survivors thinking of going public
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Independent Social Research Foundation @isrfoundation.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Join us on Thursday 20th March at 6pm GMT, in person at @greshamcollege.bsky.social or online, for our launch of Kristina Kolbe's 'The Sound of Difference' (@manchesterup.bsky.social), with commentary from @annabull.bsky.social, Billy Holzberg & Anamik Saha. Register at isrf.org/events/the-s...
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The Sound of Difference | 20th March 2025 | Barnard's Inn Hall, London & Online
An in-person & online book launch and conversation with Dr Kristina Kolbe, author of 'The Sound of Difference'.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Looking forward to celebrating Kristina's fantastic book!
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
If only all sexual harassers who 'deliberately tried to frustrate' sexual misconduct investigations into themselves were fined £1.8m.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Calling prospective UK-based PhD candidates! We have one fully-funded PhD place for Sept 2025 start in the Dept of Education for a UK-domiciled applicant. Assuming I still have a job by then (no guarantees) you can apply to work with me. www.york.ac.uk/education/po...
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Scholarships / Funding - Education, University of York
Scholarships for postgraduate study in the Department of Education
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Ruth Pearce @notrightruth.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
If you work or study in higher education or are at all interested in gender-based violence I strongly recommend following the 1752 Group. They're doing amazing, deeply practical and grounded work around tackling sexual misconduct.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Here's why unis need expertise in recognising and assessing risk around sexual misconduct - they could be employing staff such as this guy and letting him work with students or colleagues.
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This is a very helpful new resource for survivors thinking of going public
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Daniel A Collier, PhD @dcollier74.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Hey, I am guest-editing an issue on student loans. RE: collapse of Academic Twitter, we're extending the call for abstracts til March 31st. If you have #Qualitative work on #studentloans, submit! Requote and share widely. #AcademicSky #EduSky #HigherEd ojed.org/hepe/announc... *Link works now
Description: Despite the growing national conversation around student loan debt, there is a notable lack of qualitative research exploring its personal and emotional impacts on borrowers. Most studies focus on quantitative data, such as default rates, repayment trends, and economic effects, overlooking the nuanced experiences and perspectives of individuals grappling with debt. The lived realities of borrowers—how they manage the stress of repayment, navigate complex forgiveness programs, or make life decisions around their debt—remain underexplored. This gap in the literature presents an urgent need for qualitative studies that can provide deeper insights into the psychological, social, and financial burdens of student debt. We call for proposals that prioritize borrower narratives to better inform policy changes and humanize the debt crisis.

Number of Inclusions: We are seeking up to eight (8) high-quality qualitative articles for inclusion in the special issue. We welcome submissions that utilize mixed or multiple methods, but the qualitative component must be equally emphasized or more prominent. Our goal is to strengthen the representation of qualitative research in the literature.

Timeline:  Calls for proposal will occur in October 2024 and will be open until March 31st, 2025.  Proposals will be up to 700 words and should include: introduction, short lit review/study purpose, methods, and if applicable initial findings.

Proposal decisions are expected to occur in July 2025.  For accepted proposals, full papers will be due August 2025 and will be subjected to peer-review.  We expect peer-review to last no longer than 60 days (November 2025) and will provide authors another 30 days (December 2025 - January 2026) to make revisions.  Once all final revisions are completed the special issue will go to press.
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Dr Anna Bull @annabull.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
In case you want a quick overview of my thoughts on embedding 'youth voice’ in instrumental music teaching, here's a comment piece that's just been published in Music Teacher magazine www.musicteachermagazine.co.uk/content/feat... (Paywall but you can get three articles for free)
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'Youth voice' in instrumental music teaching - Music Teacher
Letting the pupil take the lead can build confidence, allow for greater self-expression, and challenge our accepted wisdom around genre
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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Centre for Law & Social Change @lawsocialchange.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
We are honoured to host a book event (hybrid) for '#MeToo in Academia.' Join us on Mon, 10 March, 6-8pm at SOAS for a conversation with Dr Usha Natarajan, Dr Matilda Arvidsson and Dr Anna Bull (@annabull.bsky.social) of the 1752 Group (@the1752group.bsky.social) ❗Register here: tinyurl.com/3tajz56d
Poster, with a QR code, with the event information
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
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