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In a freedom of information request to Maastricht University, we received an exchange of letters between the university and aramco. We wrote about it here in ScienceGuide. A representative of the university offers Aramco the choice of 4 proposals to fund (of which 3 were proposals for externally funded professorships). One of them was about urban de-growth (specifically relevant to… Read More »How do cooperations with fossil fuel companies influence the direction of research at universities?

Emma van Bergeijk (journalist at nu.nl) revealed that the Technical University Delft received money from fossil fuel industry for research into oil and gas in recent years. Information provided in response to Emma’s freedom of information (FOI) request showed that Shell, Equinor and Wintershall Dea contracted the Civil Engineering and Geosciences faculty of TU Delft for oil & gas research… Read More »Recent fossil fuel projects at TU Delft sponsored by oil & gas companies

Translated with Deepl, apologies for any mistakes Opinion in the Volkskrant by Mark Boode (co-founder Teachers for Climate), Linda Knoester (co-founder Solid Sustainability), Maien Sachisthal (postdoc in Behavioural Sciences at the University of Amsterdam), Arjen Markus (water quality expert at Deltares), Dirk Hilbers (biologist/ethicist and teaches at the University of Amsterdam) and Klaas Landsman (professor of Mathematical Physics at Radboud… Read More »‘University does have a moral compass and it rejects collaboration with ‘fossil”

Opinion | by Mark Akkerman & Linda Knoester 6 December 2023 | Dutch universities conduct research that contributes to the climate crisis, war, oppression and violence against refugees. They do so on behalf of and with funding from interested industries or governments, write Mark Akkerman and Linda Knoester. They argue that universities should develop clear policies for collaborations. A broadening of… Read More »‘Universities, develop policy for ethical collaboration’