‘Loud’ academic wins unfair dismissal case against university

By Steven Morris

Dr Annette Plaut, a physicist at Exeter University, claimed she was victim of race and sex discrimination

A senior academic who claimed she was sacked because her bosses could not tolerate her “naturally loud” voice and passionate teaching style has won her case for unfair dismissal.

Dr Annette Plaut, who had worked as a physicist at Exeter University for 30 years, was described as a “Marmite character” during the tribunal, valued by many but considered “overbearing” by others.

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