Sir Tim Hunt: my gratitude to female scientists for their support

Ousted professor receives emails of backing from academics and urges scientific community to use incident to remove remaining barriers for women in science

The beleaguered UK scientist Sir Tim Hunt on Saturday thanked the hundreds of female scientists who have written to support him in the wake of the furore triggered by his controversial remarks about women in science.

Hunt, who won the Nobel prize in 2001 for his work on cell biology, became the focus of furious online attacks earlier this month over comments about women in science being disruptive. He had to resign from several academic posts, including an honorary position at University College London (UCL).

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