Month: November 2010

  • Volunteers uncover £50 million from Oil, Arms and Big Pharma

    Volunteers uncover £50 million from Oil, Arms and Big Pharma

    People & Planet volunteers are starting to uncover the hidden connections between research and corporations at our Universities. Freedom of information requests sent to 17 universities shed light on £50.7 million of funding from the UK’s five biggest oil, weapons, and pharmaceutical companies. This includes research grants of £5.2 m from oil company BP and £2.7 m…