Head of UK’s Medical Research Council apologises over bullying complaint
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Katrina Krämer2021-12-17T09:30:00
UKRI has taken action over whistleblower complaint against stem cell biologist Fiona Watt
Prominent stem cell biologist and Medical Research Council leader Fiona Watt has publicly apologised to the anonymous whistleblower that filed a complaint about her bullying behaviour in 2020.
Watt was appointed MRC executive chair in 2018 but will step down from the role in early 2022 when she will become director of the European Molecular Biology Organization. She is the first woman to lead the MRC since its foundation in 1913.