University of Cambridge accused of tolerating misogyny and bullying in tribunal

Prof Wyn Evans, pictured in the grounds of the Institute of Astronomy, ran to be the university’s chancellor last year. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

The University of Cambridge’s prestigious Institute of Astronomy has been accused of tolerating misogyny and a “cycle of bullying” in an employment tribunal.

The claim, brought by a professor of astrophysics, Wyn Evans, also alleges the University of Cambridge has retaliated against whistleblowers.