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Aussie uni protests oil & gas company branded sponsorship of childrens' science event

on Sep 16, 2022 | 0 comments

By Danielle Long

One of Australia’s leading universities has dropped the branding of an oil and gas production company from a children’s science event after complaints.

APAC oil and gas company Santos is the naming right sponsor of a children’s science event, The Santos Science Experience, which is run in universities and tertiary institutions across the country.

However, Macquarie University has dropped the brand from its event after complaints from senior Australian climate scientist Professor Lesley Hughes, who argued a fossil fuel-producing company was an inappropriate sponsor for the event.

According to reports in The Guardian, Hughes said, “We wouldn’t enter into Read full story ›

Source: The Drum