The women, who all pursued doctoral degrees or performed academic research under Boaventura’s supervision, made the accusations in a four-and-a-half-hour interview…. Boaventura, an influential thinker on globalisation, epistemology and social change, has denied all wrongdoing, adding that he has never been formally accused of any crime. An inquiry opened in April by Portuguese prosecutors is ongoing. Above: Graffiti on a wall at the University of Coimbra which reads “Boaventura out. We all know”