A symbol resembling the logo of the National Front has been found in a toilet cubicle in the Faculty of History.

The symbol, comprising a conjoined ‘N’ and ‘F’, is around fifteen centimetres in height, and appears to have been drawn on with a blue ink pen. It is located in a toilet cubicle at the far end of the room.

Staff have been alerted and have taken steps to remove the symbol.

The National Front is a far-right political party which came to prominence in Britain in the mid-twentieth century on an anti-immigration platform. It has often been characterised as fascist or neo-fascist.

The conjoined ‘N’ and ‘F’ is also the symbol of the Northwest Front, an American far-right group committed to the creation of a whites-only state on the Pacific coast of the USA. The organisation was referenced in the manifesto written by Dylann Roof, who was recently sentenced to death after murdering nine people in an African-American church in South Carolina.

The discovery of the symbol comes in the wake of a number of anti-Semitic incidents in Cambridge. Two weeks ago, flyers denying the truth of the Holocaust were found on the Sidgwick Site, and swastikas were found drawn on a map on Jesus Green.

 A spokesperson for the University told Varsity: “Any offensive materials or graffiti found on University or College property should be reported to a member of staff immediately.

“The University of Cambridge does not tolerate discrimination in any form. We are an inclusive community that welcomes staff, students, alumni, collaborators and visitors from a wide variety of backgrounds, including people of all faiths and none.”