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Bring Back Tim Hunt!

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Robert Fields
11 years ago

I did my Ph.D. with Tim and knew him well. He is a "sweetie" and not a misogynist by any stretch.

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Anthony Duckworth
11 years ago

Fire the idiots at UCL who instigated his 'resignation'

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Kieron McGrath
11 years ago

this is a farce. What happened to free sspeach in this country?

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Barbara Powell
11 years ago

Decisions should not be made on the basis of social media comments.

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Anonymous
11 years ago

Let common sense prevail.

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Paul Whalley
11 years ago

Please reinstate Tim Hunt. Its all been a witch hunt by people who look for any reason to be offended. People with nothing to offer other than hatred.

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Edwin Kunz
11 years ago

there are many crooks in the royal society. Just humans, no better than the rest of those spiteful creatures inhabiting UK

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martin moss
11 years ago

Free speech, people should be able to say what they think, people should be allowed to take the piss if it's stupid.

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Mick Higgins
11 years ago

Disgusting reaction to lynch mob behaviour

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Bernard Brown
11 years ago

It is a bit severe for what was probably meant to be humorous anecdote.

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Arkajit Aich
11 years ago

There is something called "freedom of speech"

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Deirdre Snook
11 years ago

As a woman, I think the firing of this man was a little over the top. He never said women shouldn't be scientests and the reality is when working together women and men do socialize. And quite honestly, I have seen many more women cry at criticism than men. In fact women cry more than men in general, so does that really require a firing?

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Anonymous
11 years ago

What is it with the humourless women, they should have been around in the 70.

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mark hegarty
11 years ago

Well done, do your best. Good luck to Tim Hunt.

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PHILIP SHELDRAKE
11 years ago

I support Tim Hunt for his truthfulness.

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Caroline Dunn
11 years ago

I'm a woman and I despise sexist misogyny but I really can't see that this remark is anything other than a joke. For god's sake women grow up and stop embracing the humourless. culture of victim hood that pervades the country today. What about real and gross injustices to women? Lunatic religions, fgm, rape, the list goes on. Leave this man alone and deal with those who really do threaten women. You make me ashamed to call myself a feminist. Reinstate him - you might one day need the benefit of his work.

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Jonathan Lambert
11 years ago

What he said was not sexist, it was true and he does not deserve the treatment he has received for an honest opinion!

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Ron Harrison
11 years ago

An immediate dismissal for an ill advised candid comment, which I personally interpret an effort to relax an audience! Universities in support of humorless complainers. Nothing to learn here but denunciation.

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roger white
11 years ago

no reason to sack him for silly comments

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Susie
11 years ago

I would have thought UCL would be above listening to people with an agenda. Reinstate him, if he has not already been grabbed by somewhere with a sense of humour.