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Oxford University panel cleared professor to keep teaching after department investigation upheld harassment allegations
CW: Sexual harassment.
An Oxford University departmental investigation confirmed allegations of harassment against a professor, before a confidential review panel issued a verbal warning and cleared him to continue working with students.
On 28th November 2022, a student at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at the University of Oxford submitted a complaint to the Head of the School against a professor for sexual harassment. Around the same time, a second student submitted a separate complaint against the same...
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