Controversial university 'race researcher' who wrote that equality between white and non-white...

A fellow at the University of Cambridge who has sparked backlash with his comments on race has been dropped by Emmanuel College where he was a research associate.

The college's decision followed the philosopher stepping down from all student-facing duties, which included teaching and marking examinations, amid strengthening backlash from students and staff. According to Varsity, the letter stated: 'The Committee first considered the meaning of the blog and concluded that it amounted to, or could reasonably be construed as amounting to, a rejection of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion policies.'

Last month, the first black man to ever be appointed to the head of a Cambridge College, Lord Simon Woolley, principal of Homerton College, held an event with students and the master of Emmanuel Doug Chalmers to discuss their concerns. Emmanuel's Master Mr Chalmers had initially backed Mr Cofnas' right to freedom of speech, but the college soon launched an investigation, alongside other probes by the University and the Leverhulme Trust, which provided him with a research grant.

Since receiving news of the decision, Cofnas' social media shows he has had support from an Australian philosopher, Peter Singer, and that he attended the conservatism conference in Brussels featuring Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman.

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