Eight more UK universities cut recruitment ties with fossil fuel industry

‘A just transition away from fossil fuels also requires an end to the funnelling of graduates into this dead-end industry,’ says People and Planet co-director. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

More universities have severed ties with fossil fuel companies, banning them from recruitment fairs and refusing to advertise roles in the industry, according to the latest higher education league table.

The analysis found that eight more universities had signed up to end recruitment ties with the fossil fuel industry - an increase of 80% since last year. This means 18 higher education institutions, or 12% of the sector, now refuse to advertise roles with fossil fuel companies to their students.