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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Wilf Vall and Richard Adams

Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns

A person in dark clothing walks through a Cambridge University stone archway toward a courtyard.
A student passing through a college campus at Cambridge University. Photograph: burcintuncer/Getty Images

Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned.

Cambridge’s leadership has approved a proposal by the university’s Judge business school to form a “memorandum of understanding” with the ministry for services and training, after an initial introduction by the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

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