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Reader's comments (1)

#1 Submitted by davep@... on April 30, 2021 - 8:25am

The elite institution is, of course, Oxford, accepting money (£150m) from Schwarzman which some (indeed, in an internal letter of opposition to its acceptance) have alleged raises ethical considerations. UKHE shd be alert to the implications.

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