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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sara Sneath

Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says

Split image: an industrial gas flare burns beside MIT's columned entrance with people on the steps
The erosion of university autonomy under Trump has left colleges more vulnerable to corporate fossil fuel interests, the authors of the study argue. Photograph: Getty Images

Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence, according to a new study.

The authors of the new perspective study argue that the erosion of university autonomy has left colleges more vulnerable to corporate interests, especially within climate and energy research.

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