ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Over 3 years, 3 Education Ministers have given 3 different takes on a university’s legal duty of care to students. How do Robert Halfon, Janet Daby, and Josh MacAlister’s statements fit together—and where does DfE's account become confused? 011
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For nearly four years, people have argued for and against a statutory duty of care for university students. But are they actually arguing about the same thing — and has anyone clearly defined what is being opposed? www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/what-ar...forthe100.org.ukWhat Exactly Are They Arguing Against? | Duty of Care in Higher Education — ForThe100A critical examination of the arguments against a duty of care in higher education, asking what universities and government are actually opposing and whether those arguments withstand scrutiny. 020
Reposted by ForThe100Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026NEW on Wonkhe: With Washington's Supreme Court finding a university owed a duty over a fraternity hazing death, Bob Abrahart argues England's duty of care debate has skipped the prior question of what the university-student relationship actually is buff.ly/NgUvffL 022
Reposted by ForThe100Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A University of Cambridge “whistleblower” who raised concerns about bullying has won his case at employment tribunal, with v-c Deborah Prentice among the senior leaders criticised over their handling of the matter, reports Georgia Louise Luckhurst #edusky #Cambridge ow.ly/H5ho50Zyrg6 011
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Breaking news Cambridge University loses the whistleblowing tribunal Vice Chancellor Deborah Prentice is among the respondents found to have retaliated against a whistleblower Never rains but it pours 21percent.org?p=4148 42814
Reposted by ForThe100Warinder Juss MP @warinderjussmp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Around 160 university students commit suicide every year, more than three every week. But despite the closeness of the University/student relationship, there is no established duty of care on Universities to protect the health, safety and welfare of their students. 264
Reposted by ForThe100Warinder Juss MP @warinderjussmp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I asked the Prime Minister this afternoon what the Government plans to do to prevent university students from dying by suicide. 131
Reposted by ForThe100UK Government Petitions @petitions.bsky.social · 28/05/2026New petition: "Fund a public health campaign to reduce the stigma of suicide" Deadline 28 November 2026, created by Philip Richard Pirie #NewPetitionpetition.parliament.ukNew petition: Fund a public health campaign to reduce the stigma of suicideFund a multi-year campaign which should include mass media, social media, workplace toolkits, promotion in schools and universities, media collaboration and clear support signposting. Over five years, this should include development, pilots, evaluation and targeted campaigns for high risk groups. 011
Reposted by ForThe100Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 18/03/2026NEW on Wonkhe: Bob Abrahart examines how health and safety law assigns staff and students to different legal categories – and finds students left with the thinner end of the statutory bargain buff.ly/na7M1qN 021
Reposted by ForThe100Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026NEW on Wonkhe: The Hillsborough Law promises institutional candour, but Emma Roberts warns that universities have been left in a grey area that could take litigation to resolve buff.ly/Hw4me67 041
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Ethan Browne took his own life, having been wrongly told he'd failed his degree The QAA found that Glasgow University's assessment regulations posed a "systemic risk" Rest in peace Ethan Brown @forthe100.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMum says Glasgow University ‘failed’ son who took his own life after grade errorGeography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate. 043
Reposted by ForThe100The LEARN Network @tlearnn.bsky.social · 25/01/2026On Jan 13, MPs discussed the merits of a legal #DutyofCare in UK Higher Education in a Westminster Hall debate attended by LEARN and our friends @forthe100.bsky.social. Most MPs were firmly in support - disappointingly the Government is still treading a weary old line on 'unintended consequences'. 012
Reposted by ForThe100The LEARN Network @tlearnn.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Yesterday MPs debated the need for a #StatutorydutyofCare in UK #HE. Here's our joint response with our @forthe100.bsky.social friends to the debate: www.thelearnnetwork.org.uk/post/mps-cal...thelearnnetwork.org.ukMPs call for a Duty of Care – but the government sits on its handsA Westminster Hall debate called for a statutory duty of care in highereducation, bringing universities into line with schools, FE colleges, employersand even prisons. Once again, the government skirt... 012
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 12/01/2026www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/student...forthe100.org.ukStudent Suicide and University Responsibility in Law — ForThe100A critical reading of David Sykes, “ The Legal Relationship Between Universities and Their Students – How Accountable and to What Extent in Law Are Universities Liable for Student Suicides? ”, Den... 020
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 11/01/2026thetab.com/2026/01/11/d...thetab.comDurham group 'Safe Education' to back bill for higher-education students against sexual violenceWe spoke to the founder of the student campaign group about the need to standardise a duty of care for students among universities 020
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 21/12/2025An investigation into behaviour of universities is unavoidable MPs will now debate whether universities should be subject to statutory duty of care Cue guilty Vice Chancellors insisting that such protection is unneeded😉 @forthe100.bsky.social committees.parliament.uk/committee/20...committees.parliament.ukMPs to hold a debate on potential merits of a statutory duty of care for universities - Committees - UK ParliamentOn Tuesday 13 January in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on potential merits of a statutory duty of care for universities. 063
Reposted by ForThe100Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025NEW on Wonkhe: A decade after a brutal attack reshaped US campus law, Bob Abrahart examines what the debate over duties still gets wrong about universities’ legal responsibilities buff.ly/YcVyHkS 011
Reposted by ForThe100Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 28/10/2025NEW on Wonkhe: With student suicides prompting renewed calls for accountability, Bob Abrahart uses a soil science model to map the legal, political and moral landscape of duty of care in higher education buff.ly/hb6jO4d 042
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 06/10/2025www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...glasgowlive.co.ukGlasgow student's death to be probed after 'catastrophic' uni grade blunderEthan Brown, 23, was found dead at his home in Coatbridge on December 13 last year — the day he was due to graduate from the University of Glasgow, after the university mistakenly told him he had fail... 210
Reposted by ForThe100The Scottish Sun @thescottishsun.co.uk · 06/10/2025Police to probe Glasgow Uni after student took own life over wrong gradethescottishsun.co.ukPolice to probe Glasgow Uni after student took own life over wrong gradeCOPS are set to question Glasgow University staff after a student took his own life on graduation day having been wrongly told he had failed his degree. The family of Ethan Brown say the “cat… 011
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Student suicides are widely reported — rightly so, or nothing would change University staff also die by suicide, often due to bullying or excessive workload Institutions usually hush this up Reliable statistics are needed amid today’s university stresses @forthe100.bsky.social 071
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Student at Glasgow University took his own life after being wrongly told he had not earned geography degree Three students die each week by suicide in UK universities Rest in peace, Ethan Scott Brown @forthe100.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comGlasgow University accused of failing student who killed himself on graduation dayEthan Scott Brown was wrongly told he had not earned geography degree despite marks being enough for a 2:1 021
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Zero tolerance to bullying & harassment in universities should mean zero victims — not 25% Instead, it’s complainants & whistleblowers who face zero tolerance ... while bullies & harassers face zero consequences 033
Reposted by ForThe100ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 09/09/2025🔥 The Question We Can’t Ignore Would we accept this level of loss in schools? Would we accept it in the workplace? So why do we accept it in universities? Students deserve safety and protection — not platitudes. #DutyOfCare #StudentMentalHealth 042
Reposted by ForThe100The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2025New study shows stark gaps between student groups at risk of suicide The new data from the ONS did not, however, look at why there were such discrepancies between demographics when it comes to student suicide www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...thecanary.coNew study shows stark gaps between student groups at risk of suicideThe new data from the ONS did not, however, look at why there were such discrepancies between demographics when it comes to student suicide 096
Reposted by ForThe100Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025NEW on Wonkhe: While new ONS figures show a lower suicide rate among students than their peers, Bob Abrahart warns this framing masks deeper inequalities and systemic failures within universities buff.ly/sjrrKLa 023
Reposted by ForThe100Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 12/09/2025NEW on Wonkhe: While new ONS figures show a lower suicide rate among students than their peers, Bob Abrahart warns this framing masks deeper inequalities and systemic failures within universities buff.ly/sjrrKLa 032
Reposted by ForThe100Claira Turvey @clairaturvey.bsky.social · 11/09/2025I’ve been reading through the Lost Voices stories on @forthe100.bsky.social which remember university students lost to suicide. This is a must read. So many opportunities missed and so many people and systems failed Theo. Things can and should be better. www.leighday.co.uk/news/news/20...leighday.co.ukStudent Theo Brennan-Hulme was failed by University of East Anglia and Norwich Health Care Trust say parentsLeading human rights law firm Leigh Day, call on 020 7650 1200 or 0161 393 3530 132
Reposted by ForThe100Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025"160 student suicides yearly - males face double risk | The latest National and International News - upday News"bit.ly160 student suicides yearly - males face double risk | The latest National and International News - upday NewsAn average of 160 higher education students in England and Wales take their own life each year, according to new analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The findings represent the first... 012
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 09/09/2025🔥 The Question We Can’t Ignore Would we accept this level of loss in schools? Would we accept it in the workplace? So why do we accept it in universities? Students deserve safety and protection — not platitudes. #DutyOfCare #StudentMentalHealth 042
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 24/08/2025A snapshot from our survey on bullying, harassment & neglect with @forthe100.bsky.social Top of the table are Cardiff, Strathclyde, Cambridge & Dundee Universities If you've been mistreated, complete the survey here: 21percent.org?p=2571 Help bring accountability to those who run universities 0118
Reposted by ForThe100Peter Coles 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🇮🇪 @telescoper.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Way back in 2012 I had a breakdown while working at Cardiff University; therapy provided by the Staff Counselling service helped greatly in my recovery. A few years later the Management scrapped the Counselling service. That's probably the reason for the poor scores on mental health support. 0164
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 29/06/2025CTRL+ALT+DEL+UNIVERSITY will run for 3 months Complete the survey here 21percent.org?p=2124 First look shows bullying, excessive workload & support for mental health as major concerns @cardiffuni.bsky.social tops the table for complaints at the moment @forthe100.bsky.social 065
Reposted by ForThe100ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 24/06/2025#DutyOfCare #StudentSafety #HigherEd Families grieve. Lawyers fight. Universities remain unchecked. This isn’t protection—it’s neglect. Read the hard truth here 👉 www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/duty-of...forthe100.org.ukDuty of Care — Built by Grief — Not by Government — ForThe100Author: Robert Abrahart While ministers dither and deflect — failing to grasp what campaigners are truly saying — the law moves forward. Slowly. Painfully. Case by case. At great human cost. Bere... 132
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 24/06/2025#DutyOfCare #StudentSafety #HigherEd Families grieve. Lawyers fight. Universities remain unchecked. This isn’t protection—it’s neglect. Read the hard truth here 👉 www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/duty-of...forthe100.org.ukDuty of Care — Built by Grief — Not by Government — ForThe100Author: Robert Abrahart While ministers dither and deflect — failing to grasp what campaigners are truly saying — the law moves forward. Slowly. Painfully. Case by case. At great human cost. Bere... 132
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 16/06/2025www.forthe100.org.uk/blog/duty-of...forthe100.org.ukDuty of Care — Built by Grief — Not by Government — ForThe100While ministers dither and deflect — failing to grasp what campaigners are truly saying — the law moves forward. Slowly. Painfully. Case by case. At great human cost. Bereaved families, harmed studen... 020
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Together with @forthe100.bsky.social, we are conducting survey to find the Hateful Eight The 8 worst UK universities for discrimination, bullying, harassment & lack of care Whether staff or student, if you've been mistreated, tell us in our survey 21percent.org?p=2124 Who'll top the Hateful 8 ? 0108
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 07/06/2025#DutyOfCare #StudentMentalHealth 🕯 Last week marked 2 years since the UK Parliament debated a legal duty of care for university students. Despite progress, there’s still no legal guarantee of student safety. The petitioners asked for law. The Gov’t offered policy. 021
Reposted by ForThe10021 Group @21group.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Final year students ‘affected by illness or grave cause’ may be able to resit Cambridge University proudly stumbles into the late 20th century — just in time for 2025 @forthe100.bsky.social www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05...telegraph.co.ukCambridge University considering exam resits for the first timeFinal year students ‘affected by illness or grave cause’ may be able to take papers again under proposed ‘reassessment opportunities’ 0103
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 21/05/2025www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comReview of student suicides in England dodged ‘real issues’, say bereaved parentsUinversity students’ mental health and wellbeing must be ‘prioritised alongside their studies’, argue campaigners 031
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 21/05/2025This review took two years — but it doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know. It lists familiar problems: untrained staff, poor communication, delayed or absent support. But it doesn’t even try to explore the underlying systemic issues... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukStudent suicide review says unis must act to stop more deathsThe government wants universities to check the safety of halls and reach out to families after a death. 030
Reposted by ForThe100Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · 21/05/2025NEW on Wonkhe: A national review has found a raft of issues in the way that universities prevent and learn from student suicides. Jim Dickinson evaluates whether voluntary urges for change will ever be enough. buff.ly/ggLzuum 034
Reposted by ForThe100ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 15/05/2025This is what student advocacy actually looks like. Not shouting. Not grandstanding. Just a clear, calm request: ‘Can we meet?’ That’s how accountability begins. www.youtube.com/shorts/mN8o2...youtube.comDuty of Care in Higher Education providersYouTube video by Warinder Juss MP 011
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 15/05/2025This is what student advocacy actually looks like. Not shouting. Not grandstanding. Just a clear, calm request: ‘Can we meet?’ That’s how accountability begins. www.youtube.com/shorts/mN8o2...youtube.comDuty of Care in Higher Education providersYouTube video by Warinder Juss MP 011
ForThe100 @forthe100.bsky.social · 11/05/2025The verdict in this case, if it proceeds to full trial, will shed much light on the question of when and whether a university owes its students a duty of care. 020