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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Ambrose and agency

Durham University’s largest donor pulls funding over Covid restrictions

The quadrangle at Durham Castle (University College, Durham).
Durham University temporarily resumed some online learning in January after the rise of Omicron cases in the north-east. Photograph: Ian Dagnall/Alamy

Durham University’s largest donor has pulled his financial support for the institution because of its Covid-19 restrictions.

Hedge fund manager Mark Hillery had donated £7m over the past seven years but publicly criticised what he called the “ridiculous and ineffective” coronavirus rules in place at the university.

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