As we highlighted yesterday, the controversy began when Dr Priyamvada Gopal, English academic and Churchill fellow, tweeted, "abolish whiteness" and "I'll say it again. White Lives Don't Matter."

This prompted the launch of a petition to have her fired which currently has almost 15,000 signatures.

However, both the university and media outlets responded by trying to frame a narrative that Gopal was being "abused" by a hate mob, completely pardoning her for her overtly racist comments.

Despite the fact that Twitter has now removed Gopal's original tweet for hate speech, Cambridge University itself has rewarded the academic.

"Thanks to everyone who wrote to @Twitter: the ludicrous ban has been lifted. I am therefore delighted to share with you personally, that last night Cambridge promoted me to a full Professorship," tweeted Gopal. "The hate mails & threats are coming in non-stop but @CambridgeCops are following up."