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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘Loud’ academic awarded more than £100,000 for unfair dismissal

Buildings at the University of Exeter
Dr Annett Plaut accused the University of Exeter of being ‘institutionally unconsciously biased’. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

A senior academic who says she was sacked from her post in a university’s physics department because of her loud voice has been awarded more than £100,000 after winning a claim for unfair dismissal.

Dr Annette Plaut told the Guardian she had a “naturally loud voice” that came from her middle European Jewish background and claimed it was the combination of her being “female and loud” that had led to her dismissal from the University of Exeter.

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