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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Busby

Scandal-plagued Sackler pharma family’s name axed from Oxford University over role in opioid crisis

Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The University of Oxford will remove the Sackler name from its buildings and staff posts following a review into its ties with the family.

It comes after a number of institutions have ended their relationships with the Sackler family in recent years over its association with the US opioid crisis.

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