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In my experience, and that of my colleagues within a UK institution, also in computer science, the university does indeed take it seriously. We've had external
by angrais 6y ago
In my experience, and that of my colleagues within a UK institution, also in computer science, the university does indeed take it seriously. We've had external auditors come in and ultimately do nothing.
The problem is that the university is setup to protect itself when such reports are made, so rarely is anyone fired or such. It's a much worse situation for the student than academic.
- physicsguy 6y agoI live in the U.K. and did my PhD in a big department. A friend of mine got cancer and then was told by his supervisor after he returned that he wasn’t good enough anymore and he should quit. He found a new supervisor and is now doing fine. A female colleague did her PhD in Sweden and got hit on by her supervisor who kept staring at her chest every meeting, and eventually led to her leaving academia entirely. That’s a minority of people I know working in academia but it’s not small.