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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Matthew Taylor

BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links

Two women dressed as 'greenwashing' cleaners outside the museum's entrance
Extinction Rebellion protesters outside the Science Museum in 2021. The institution has faced repeated criticism for its ties to fossil fuel firms. Photograph: Martin Pope/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Campaigners have accused BP of having an insidious influence over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) in the UK through its relationship with the Science Museum.

Documents obtained under freedom of information legislation show how the company funded a research project that led to the creation of the Science Museum Group academy – its teacher and educator training programme – which BP sponsors and which has run more than 500 courses, for more than 5,000 teachers.

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