Hi I've been through the PhD mill, and am now an independent science consultant, writer and researcher. I'm compiling a piece for publication to raise awareness of post graduates experiences of bullying and or harassment during their PhD's. I suffered from both, unrelentingly, throughout mine and believe from anecdotal reoprts I've heard and read over the three years since I finished it, that my experience was far from isolated. There is no adequate prtection from employment law for PhD students if they need to complain, only the university complaints procedure which in my experience simply does not work for major bulling and/or harassment complaints. This which is the main issue I intend to address in the piece I write. I would welcome any PhD student's experiences of such treatment, (treated in the strictest confidence), by replying to me privately or on the forum. Initially I aim to compile an article for publication in the Times Higher Ed or The Guardian in which I can indicate the extent of the problem supported by anonymised reports (reproduced with permission). This is a very sensitive issue and the need for confidentiality essential, so please feel reassured that this will be guaranteed.
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