Making headlines Key moments in the role

♦ Forced to amend a freespeech policy which would require academic staff to “respect” other viewpoints, which was changed to “tolerate”.

♦ Report + Support website taken down and Prof Toope wrote to staff to assure them a list of microaggressions, including raising an eyebrow, was included in error.

♦ Launched an investigation into how Cambridge University benefited from and contributed to slavery.

♦ Introduced an official register for sexual liaisons between academic staff and students in order to discourage such relationships.

♦ Created a free foundation year for underprivileged teenagers who missed out on top grades at A-level in order to improve access to the university.

♦ Rolled out Cambridge Zero, the university’s response to the climate change crisis.