The University of Cambridge has taken a £ 6 million ( $ 7.7 m ) donation from Shell to fund oil extraction technology research . The move appears to be at odds with its recent management plan , which laid out how the university could secure multi - billion pound endowments from fossil fuel companies . The donation was approved in March 2019 but not included in financial disclosures in July that announced other donations . 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. Campaign group Cambridge Against Carbon said the university is being “ hijacked ” by fossil fuel interests , but Cambridge University said the donation represents the last gift in a 2014 commitment to fund the magnetic resonance research group .
The University of Cambridge has taken a £ 6 million ( $ 7.7 m ) donation from Shell to fund oil extraction technology research . The move appears to be at odds with its recent management plan , which laid out how the university could secure multi - billion pound endowments from fossil fuel companies . The donation was approved in March 2019 but not included in financial disclosures in July that announced other donations . Campaign group Cambridge Against Carbon said the university is being “ hijacked ” by fossil fuel interests , but Cambridge University said the donation represents the last gift in a 2014 commitment to fund the magnetic resonance research group .