Cambridge accepts ?6m Shell donation for oil extraction research

05.11.2019

Cambridge Zero Carbon says university has been 'hijacked' by fossil fuel industryCambridge University has accepted a multimillion-pound donation from Shell to fund a team researching oil extraction technology, even as it publicly positions itself as part of the transition to a sustainable future.Shell has given ?6m to fund the work of the university's magnetic resonance research group amid a concerted campaign by students and staff to persuade the university to sever its links with extractive industries. Continue reading...

Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/nov/05/cambridge-accepts-6m-shell-donation-for-oil-extraction-research

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