An Aberdeen University professor has been cleared over transphobia allegations after playing Harry Potter music in his class.
Dr John Baird was the subject of a year-long investigation at the university after he was accused of being “racist, bigoted, homophobic, misogynistic and transphobic”.
The Zoology professor says he initially “burst out laughing” after he learned that evidence levelled against him included playing Harry Potter music to students.
But the allegations led to a lengthy probe by university bosses.
In a statement yesterday, he went on to claim that the accusations have come from a group of postgraduate students.
He describes them as “trans-activists,” who take issue with his gender-critical views.
And he alleges that students have sent him threats online, put posters on his door and approached him in a bar to confront him.
After months of interviews and investigations, he says he is now “optimistic for the future” having been cleared of the allegations.
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