More than 120 academics, politicians and campaigners have signed an open letter calling for transparency over university funding in the UK.
It follows an investigation by openDemocracy that found more than £281m of anonymous donations had poured into so-called ‘Russell Group’ universities since 2017.
Documents revealed how previous attempts to improve transparency were met with “dismay” by many vice chancellors, who privately lobbied the government to keep the names of wealthy foreign donors secret.
