Cambridge Loses Tribunal After Retaliating Against Whistleblower

A tribunal found Cambridge University refused to even consider astronomer Prof Wyn Evans's whistleblowing complaints about female staff's treatment. The panel upheld 11 of 14 detriments, calling the near-two-year probe baseless and retaliatory. The ruling may reshape how UK universities handle protected disclosures — formal complaints about wrongdoing shielded from retaliation under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.