▁cut ▁in ▁academic ▁staff . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁U C U ▁voted ▁to ▁strike ▁after ▁ 5 4 ▁staff ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁lost ▁their ▁jobs , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁plans ▁for ▁ 7 0 0 ▁more ▁to ▁suffer ▁the ▁same ▁fate . ▁This ▁strike ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁record ▁turn out ▁( 6 4 %) ▁with ▁ 7 8 % ▁voting ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁strike . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Arthur ▁accepted ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Professor ▁Tim ▁H unt , ▁after ▁a ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁reported ▁comments ▁made ▁by ▁H unt ▁regarding ▁women ▁in ▁science . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Arthur ▁was ▁faced ▁with ▁continu ing ▁controvers y ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Prov ost ▁of ▁U CL , ▁with ▁ 9 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁academ ics ▁present ▁at ▁an ▁inform al ▁meeting ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁voting ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁college ’ s ▁govern ance . ▁N umer ous ▁fac ulty ▁compla ints ▁were ▁directed ▁towards ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁lack ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁trans par ency ▁regarding ▁plans ▁to ▁expand ▁U CL ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁site , ▁" U CL ▁East ", ▁in ade qu ate ▁teaching ▁facilities , ▁and ▁a ▁perce ived ▁decl ine ▁in ▁academic ▁standards . ▁ ▁Research ▁Arthur ▁first ▁developed ▁his ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁cell ▁and ▁mole cular ▁path ogen esis ▁of ▁li ver ▁fib ros is ▁on ▁a ▁two - year ▁F og art y ▁International ▁Tra