The University of Exeter has launched an urgent investigation after a swastika was carved into a campus door and a union flag sign with the words “Rights for Whites” was seen on the door of a student’s room.
The disturbing incidents came weeks after students were photographed wearing T-shirts with handwritten antisemitic and racist slogans during a sports club social event.
A university spokesperson said an investigation was under way and the graffiti had been removed.
They added: “It appears, from initial inquiries, that this may have been an ill-judged, deeply offensive joke on the students’ part, parodying a sketch in a TV comedy show.
