Oxford University has named Mette Morsing interim dean of its Saïd Business School after Soumitra Dutta, the school’s leader since 2022, resigned amid a harassment probe that Bloomberg reports upheld multiple allegations against him. Their source: “multiple people familiar with the review who asked not to be named discussing an investigation.”

According to Bloomberg, the university concluded a five-month investigation last month that substantiated three complaints of harassment made by a female academic. Dutta, who took medical leave in May that was later extended into September, reportedly announced his departure this week. In a message to staff, he described leading Saïd as “the greatest privilege” of his professional life, the outlet reported, but added that he did not respond to multiple requests for comment.

Dutta’s attorney, in a letter to Poets&Quants, disputes the charge in the Bloomberg report.

Read more at: https://poetsandquants.com/2026/06/30/oxford-dean-resigns-amid-accusations-of-harassment-by-a-female-colleague-report/