Overview
- The university launched a formal investigation on Monday after an open letter from medical students detailed anonymous late‑night calls that allegedly included threats, gender‑based slurs and requests for sexual favours.
- Reports differ on scale: Manchester Evening News cites 15 named complainants while ITV and The Sunday Guardian say testimony was compiled from more than 30 women and the open letter has over 1,000 signatories.
- Professor Ashley Blom, the faculty dean, said the institution's immediate priority is supporting affected students and investigators will also carry out a wider review of cultural and systemic issues in the School of Medical Sciences.
- The open‑letter author says a report has been made to Greater Manchester Police and the British Medical Association has urged the university to take institutional action to address a described culture of misogyny.
- Next steps to watch are the university's investigative findings, any police decisions about criminal inquiries, and whether the school introduces concrete changes to reporting, discipline and student safety measures.