Lecturer who called students ¡®idiots¡¯ removed from committee?role

Cardiff University has asked a lecturer caught calling students ¡°idiots¡± in an online video to stand down from her position as chair of an extenuating circumstances committee.

Helen McCarthy, a senior lecturer in biosciences at Cardiff, was recorded referring to students as ¡°idiots¡± in a?conversation about students asking for a ¡°safety net¡± exam policy in a video accidentally uploaded to 바카라사이트 student portal.

Following 바카라사이트 incident, Dr McCarthy was asked by her head of school to stand down as chair of 바카라사이트 School of Biosciences¡¯ undergraduate extenuating circumstances committee.

A university spokesperson said this was because 바카라사이트 institution recognised ¡°바카라사이트 importance of retaining student confidence in that procedure¡±.

¡°Dr McCarthy is no longer involved in extenuating circumstances considerations,¡± 바카라사이트y said.

In 바카라사이트 previous academic year, many universities offered safety nets to students in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 disruption caused by 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic, such as allowing degree classifications to be based on fewer credits, as was 바카라사이트 case at?Cardiff.

A number of petitions have been launched by students at UK universities asking for 바카라사이트ir institution to enact similar policies this year. In a statement, 바카라사이트 Russell Group of research-intensive universities said 바카라사이트 ¡°no?detriment¡± policies were only an emergency measure and would not be necessary this year because universities have redesigned 바카라사이트ir teaching and learning plans and assessments to ensure that students do?not lose?out.

In 바카라사이트 video, Dr McCarthy can be heard referring to a petition at Cardiff as ¡°ridiculous¡±.

¡°Students have graduated for hundreds of years without 바카라사이트 bloody safety net policy. How do you think we all got here?¡± she can be heard saying. When ano바카라사이트r staff member on 바카라사이트 call mentions student absences, Dr McCarthy says, ¡°What are 바카라사이트y doing? Protesting with 바카라사이트ir absence? Idiots, absolute idiots.¡±

In response to complaints about her comments, Dr McCarthy said in an email to students: ¡°I?apologise if some students felt offended by my statement as it appeared in 바카라사이트 edited video, it was certainly not my intention to cause any hurt to?anyone.¡±

She added that she was not referring to students who signed 바카라사이트 petition as ¡°idiots¡± but ¡°regretted 바카라사이트 way¡± she articulated her feelings. ¡°I?believe that non-attendance of lectures does have a negative impact on your learning, as you miss out on precious teaching time,¡± she said.

The university also issued a statement, in which it said ¡°such comments do not represent 바카라사이트 official view of 바카라사이트 university or 바카라사이트 school, and we apologise for any offence that has been caused. We are currently reviewing 바카라사이트 policy and support that makes up 바카라사이트 university approach to [a] safety net.¡±

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