Degrees of Abuse: Part 1: ‘[He] puts the perv in supervisor’

Degrees of Abuse: Part 1: ‘[He] puts the perv...

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Degrees of Abuse: Part 2:‘He still crossed all of those boundaries’

He’s a leading academic at the University of Oxford. His expertise is in times gone by. Both students and other lecturers say his drunken and abusive behaviour is also a throwback and has no place in the modern world. *Please note some listeners may find these accounts upsetting. 

Degrees of Abuse: Part 3: ‘It became emotional and then it became sexual’

Students started off admiring this lecturer at the University of Glasgow. They thought he cared about their academic careers. But when his comments and messages became more intimate and personal, they say he crossed boundaries and started grooming. *Please note some listeners may ...  Show more

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