University of Worcester - St John’s Campus THE University of Worcester has said reports in a national newspaper that there is a ‘culture of exploitation’ after claims lecturers are having numerous affairs with students, is “wholly untrue and utterly without foundation”. The Telegraph ran the story which alleged University of Worcester senior management had “chosen to ignore” reports some of its academic staff have had “repeated affairs” with students and claimed the university’s board of governors had been warned that investigations into “potential grooming and sexual misconduct” by lecturers have been hampered by weak policies on staff-student relationships.