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Oct 2021
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Degrees of Abuse: Part 1: ‘[He] puts the...

Al Jazeera
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He’s a famous professor at Oxford in the UK, one of the world’s most prestigious universities. But across three decades and three institutions, women have described him as a sexual predator. During a two-year investigation, Al Jazeera’s I-Unit uncovers systematic failures inside the walls of academia that have only served to protect their lecturers. We hear from women who are fighting to shift the balance of power. 

*Please note some listeners may find these accounts upsetting. 

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