Kevin O'Gorman was known for coaching failing students and helping them achieve PhDsA senior academic has been dismissed from a university amid claims of sexual harassment. Kevin O’Gorman, 44, was director of internationalisation in the school of management and languages at Heriot-Watt University before he was sacked. Police Scotland are “investigating reports of physical and sexual assaults that took place in Glasgow and Edinburgh over the past 12 years”, a spokesman said. In a statement yesterday Heriot-Watt said: “We can confirm that following formal complaints made by staff, the university has carried out an internal investigation. This has resulted in a member of university staff being dismissed.”Professor O’Gorman, who lives in…

Source: The Times November 25, 2017 00:00 UTC