Prof Adekunle Adeyeye, the head of Durham University’s Trevelyan college, is alleged to have frequently reduced colleagues to tears and made sexist remarks. He stepped down from the university’s bullying policy committee after the Guardian approached him last week, but he is understood to remain in post as a college principal. Previously the Guardian has spoken to five former members of staff who say they experienced intimidating behaviour or misogynistic comments from Adeyeye, who joined the university in January 2020. The university said in a statement: “We do not accept any form of prejudice or discrimination at Durham University. Another said he “engendered fear” within colleagues and that Durham was failing to tackle its “bullying problem … I think it’s endemic within the university.

Source: The Guardian August 05, 2021 11:48 UTC