A University of Cambridge whistleblower who alleged bullying of female staff inside the university’s Institute of Astronomy has won a tribunal against his employer. Prof Wyn Evans told a tribunal hearing in June that the institute suffered from “a bad history of misogyny”. “Cambridge University has lost the whistleblowing tribunal, with vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice among the respondents found to have retaliated against a whistleblower. Taken together, these events raise a fundamental question: is Deborah Prentice actually in control of the university she is supposed to lead?” In a statement the University of Cambridge said: “We acknowledge the employment tribunal’s judgment of 10 August 2026 and are carefully reviewing it.