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A lecturer who called students idiots on a Zoom call with colleagues has lost her role as chair of a committee at Cardiff University.
Biosciences lecturer Dr Helen McCarthy had commented to colleagues during a break from a Zoom lecture, which was inadvertently recorded and then shared.
Dr McCarthy, who remains a lecturer, was asked to stand down in order to retain student confidence .
She criticised students worries over a safety net removed for assessments.
In a statement, a Cardiff University said: In light of the incident, Dr McCarthy was asked to stand down by the Head of School as Chair of the School s undergraduate Extenuating Circumstances Committee, as we recognise the importance of retaining student confidence in that procedure.
Cardiff University lecturer who called students idiots asked to step down from committee role
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A Cardiff University lecturer who called students idiots in an online video conversation has been asked to stand down from her role as chair of the school’s undergraduate extenuating circumstances committee.