A FORMER student has filed a formal complaint with Oxford University that she was sexually harassed by a male professor. Her lawyer claims there is an 'epidemic' of harassment at the university
The woman is one of about half a dozen students who have contacted the law firm McAllister Olivarius to complain about alleged inappropriate sexual behaviour at Oxford.
The university said it was “committed to a campus free of all forms of sexual harassment” and “is confident that it has . . . policies in place which support its commitment”.
However, campaigners are calling on the government to bring in American-style legislation under which universities such as Harvard and Yale have banned sexual relations between staff and students.
“In the US it is considered