Colleagues and students may have seen a story in the media about the unacceptable behaviour of a number of our students during a recent Mayflower Football Club social event.
Professor Mark E. Smith, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Southampton said:
“The University of Southampton and the Students’ Union will not tolerate any form of racist behaviour by anybody at the University and we have taken action on this as a matter of urgency.
“We are working in partnership with the Students’ Union on this issue and staff from the University will speak to all members of Mayflower FC as we work swiftly to identify the individuals responsible for those appalling scenes. Once identified, they will face our rigorous disciplinary proceedings.
“The University of Southampton is proud to be a part of the local community and being open and respectful. I want all our neighbours to understand how seriously we take it when any members of the University behave in this way.”
Any staff or student affected by this incident should please take note of our sources of support.
