Oxford Fellow Steps Down From Roles After Misconduct Claims
- Miles Hewstone no longer holds Oxford, British Academy titles
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A senior academic has stepped down from his roles at the University of Oxford and the British Academy following a Bloomberg investigation in which multiple women said he had made unwanted sexual advances to female students and junior academics.
Miles Hewstone no longer holds the honorific title of Emeritus Fellow at New College, which is part of Oxford. He has resigned as a fellow of the British Academy, a respected body that promotes humanities and social sciences.