An Oxford college has apologised for the behaviour of a now deceased professor accused of “doing a Weinstein”, after an investigation found that sexual harassment claims were true.

The governing body of St Hugh's College commissioned Alison Levitt QC to carry out an investigation into the behaviour of a professor who died in 2017.

Mel McGrath, an author, who studied philosophy, politics and economics there in the 1980s, accused Prof David Robertson of “doing a Weinstein on me”.

McGrath said he had "an uncanny knack for scheduling a shower, at whatever time of day, just before I arrived.”

Writing for an online women's magazine, The Pool, she went on: “He'd open the door, as if innocently, dressed in his bathrobe and, one time, in a tiny towel ... David sat opposite [me], half-naked and manspreading, often smelling of alcohol and sipping from a mug of what was never tea or coffee."

The College’s Governing Body thanked the former student for her disclosure which they said had encouraged other alumnae to come forward.

A spokesman for St Hugh’s College said: “We have assured her that the College believes her and accepts her account. As a result of her actions it has become clear that other female students also had similar experiences.”