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British universities slammed for taking £90m from oil companies in four years

Exclusive: Campaigners condemn ‘scandalous’ funding, saying it is ‘a blemish on the reputations of the UK’s leading academic institutions’

By Jenna Corderoy
British universities slammed for taking £90m from oil companies in four years
Oxford is among British universities to have accepted money from major oil companies | Pete Lusabia / Alamy Stock Photo
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British universities have accepted almost £90m in funding from major oil companies since 2017, openDemocracy can reveal.

Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London have been criticised for taking the most, with one MP branding the relationship between oil giants and universities “scandalous”.

Imperial College London has accepted more than £54m, including £39m from Shell – with which it boasts of having a “long-standing and fruitful partnership”.

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