Updates
WEareshocked assembly attended by 150 people, with petition gathering over 1500 signatures
On Friday 8th November, Speak Up! in Academia, 500WS and WiNS (Women in Natural Sciences) delivered the WEareshocked manifesto, accompanied by the list of endorsing organizations and signatories (over 1300, at the time), to Stephan Spiegel and Katharina Poiger from
Speak Up! collaborates with WiNS & 500WS to launch WEareshocked petition and manifesto
We have launched a collectively driven manifesto and petition calling on ETH leadership to do more to tackle bullying and harrassment within its institutions. Recently, ETH Zürich made headlines in Tagesanzeiger – not for its world-leading research unfortunately – but for its
Crowdfunding for female professor facing defamation
On June 14, Speak Up reported on an “Unsubstantiated, defamatory article concerning an ETH female guest professor published by NZZ“ in its Feuilleton section. A letter to the NZZ denying the allegations against Prof. Samia Henni, signed by around 30 ETH faculty and
Speak Up!’s response to the allegations against ETH female guest professor published by NZZ
We recently posted about an article published by NZZ concerning a female guest professor at ETH. In response to this article, we contacted NZZ who originally agreed to publish our critical letter. They later decided to retract their decision and
Assistant professor leaves ETH after bullying allegations
The Tages Anzeiger and NZZ report on an assistant professor at ETH Zurich who is departing after an investigation revealed concerning management issues. Several doctoral students reportedly left his supervision due to his bossy, egotistical, and demanding personality. An employee
Unsubstantiated, defamatory article concerning an ETH female guest professor published by NZZ
An article by Stephan Trüby in NZZ Feuilleton (19.3.2024) titled “Israelhass in der Architektenszene…» mentioned Prof. Dr. Samia Henni, currently guest professor in the Department of Architecture at ETH eight times, accusing her of anti-semitic statements in public and misrepresenting her
Prof. Em. Simon Lilly uses his farewell lecture to shine light on the events leading to the dismissal of Prof. Marcella Carollo
On March 26, Prof. Em. Simon Lilly gave his farewell lecture at ETH Zurich. For the first time, he provided some crucial insight into the events and processes that led to the dismissal of Prof. Marcella Carollo. His recounting of
Doctor at Valais Hospital wins discrimination lawsuit against Bern University Hospital
For more than 10 years, PD Dr. med. Natalie Urwyler defended herself against her former employer, the Inselspital in Bern. She had already successfully won once in court against her unfair dismissal.Now the doctor has not only defended herself before
Speak Up! faces a lawsuit – support our crowdfunder
For more than 3 years we tried to draw attention to the case of a renowned female professor and her research group at ETH Zurich who continue to be faced with an ongoing process of – hard to find a
How sacked whistle-blower Susanne Täuber’s career fared after she spoke out
In a recent column in Nature, Susanne Täuber recounts her experiences as a gender-equality researcher at the University of Groningen, where struggles with gender bias culminated in her dismissal. Despite setbacks, her journey sheds light on the pressing need to
Women in STEM: Battling toxic work environments
Professor Keller expresses growing concern about the “hostility” faced by women in leadership roles in STEM fields, identifying it as a significant obstacle to gender diversity progress, as highlighted in her recent plenary talk at CLEO USA 2023 and an
EPFL harassment case: Lack of action and transparency
In 2020, 15 researchers accused an EPFL professor of psychological and sexual harassment. However, the university’s president, Martin Vetterli, decided not to take any action in July 2021. The complainants criticized this decision and the lack of transparency, questioning the