Lecturers and staff at the University of Bristol have called on the university to ‘fundamentally reconsider’ its ties with the Society of Merchant Venturers.
The Bristol University branch of the University and College Union said the university should also reconsider the links between the university and the schools in Bristol that are run by the Society.
In response, the university has strongly defended its ties with the Merchant Venturers, which date back to the setting up of the university more than 100 years ago, and both organisations said they were ‘proud’ to co-sponsor the Venturers Trust group of academy schools.
