The polarised row over Cambridge’s youngest ever Black professor reveals much about merit and belonging in British academia, write Sam Seidu , Partha Kar , and Anton Emmanuel The death of Jason Arda...

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A field that once illuminated scarce truths has become an ideology in search of evidence.

It is time for the powers that be to acknowledge the importance of data collection on sex, writes Professor Alice Sullivan

There have been several consequential reviews of the role and performance of the UK statistics system over the last few years, each having great impact. To my mind, there are four key ones: Densie ...

An independent review by Professor Alice Sullivan that looks at data, statistics and research on sex and gender.

Prof David Gordon is accused of breaking rules by replying to an email from the University of Bristol’s LGBTQ+ Staff Network

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Government's antisemitism adviser condemns masked protesters who disrupted lecture being given by Israeli economics professor

21 October 2025 We, the undersigned, are deeply concerned by a targeted harassment campaign against Michael Ben-Gad, Professor of Economics at City St George’s, University of London, led by a group ca...

UCL professor Alice Sullivan, who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection, is vying for Nature-led award

UCL professor Alice Sullivan who led review into how biological sex is captured in data collection is vying for Nature-led award

UCL academics are among the latest cohort of scientists awarded high-profile fellowships in recognition of their work in the field of social sciences.

The three-month pause to re-examine the assessment of ‘people, culture and environment’ could prelude a welcome reversal, says Alice Sullivan

The three-month pause to re-examine the assessment of ‘people, culture and environment’ could prelude a welcome reversal, says Alice Sullivan

Author summary Children with obesity are more likely to have parents with obesity, too. This may be explained by environmental factors, such as prenatal conditions in utero or postnatal parental behav...

Leverhulme Trust puts more money into UK sector ‘under strain’ to mark centenary year

Report’s author raises ‘stark concerns about barriers to academic freedom’

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Alice Sullivan on the suppression of gender-critical research.

« (…) The Sullivan Review révèle que si l’on cherche à libérer les organismes publics de la « mainmise institutionnelle » exercée par les transactivistes, et à mettre en évid…

Alice Sullivan warns high-profile cases are the “tip of the iceberg”

It concluded that staff and students who harass researchers who have questioned the gender-identity theory should face consequences.

Work on issues related to sex and gender is being undermined as universities fail to protect staff from being harassed over their beliefs, a report has found