The 1752 Group

The 1752 Group is a UK-based research, consultancy and campaign organisation dedicated to ending staff sexual misconduct in higher education.

Read our new report, Higher Education After #MeToo

About

The 1752 Group draws on expertise from organisational change, student unions, private and public sector consultancy, facilitation, corporate training, grassroots activism, and research

Media

Our research team provide regular commentary on news websites including the Huffington Post, the Guardian and Wonk HE

Research

Our work has contributed to a national conversation in the UK and we are leading action on staff-to-student sexual misconduct in higher education

Sexual Misconduct

Sexual misconduct doesn’t affect just the students who experience it; it affects the culture of a whole department and an entire institution. Its impact can reverberate for years, well after the victims leave

Sector Guidance

In partnership with law firm McAllister Olivarius, our latest sector guidance provides recommendations for reporting, investigation and decision-making procedures relating to student complaints of staff sexual misconduct in higher education

1752 Blog

We publish a series of blog posts on different issues relating to sexual misconduct within higher education. Our aim is provide information and links to research and resources that are helpful to those working in the sector

Our Mission

The 1752 Group draws on expertise from our backgrounds in organisational change, student unions, private and public sector consultancy, facilitation, corporate training, grassroots activism, and research. Our work has contributed to a national conversation in the UK and we are leading action on staff sexual misconduct in higher education.

Higher education institutions in the UK need to be leading the change to prevent cultures of abuse, respond effectively and without inflicting further harm, ensure robust, student-centred reporting and investigation procedures, and implement policies and procedures to eliminate the sexual misconduct of academic, professional services, contracted and temporary staff.

Support The 1752 Group

If you would like to support our activism and research work please consider making a donation. All donations will be spent only on furthering the strategic aims of The 1752 Group and ending staff sexual misconduct in higher education.