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BAT is a legitimate company; the Treasury takes its money in tax and spends it on things like the NHS. Why is it wrong to take money from it and plough it into higher education? Professor Ian Gow, head of the business school where the BAT's "International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility" will be based. The Nottingham saga continues in, Cassidy, S., <I>University torn apart by £3.8m tobacco deal</I>
We have always aspired at Nottingham to be a major international player in cancer research. But as a result of the university’s decision I think we will now be a very minor player. It is a disastrous humiliation. Malcolm Stevens, Nottingham university’s head of cancer research, on the resignation of David Thurston and his team of 15 researchers over the BAT "Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility." WRIGHT, O.<I>University cancer team quits over tobacco aid</I>
I don’t think there’s any evidence of a general exodus of people. Unidentified Nottingham University spokesman, after yet another departure over the BAT "Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility," this time by an entire team. WRIGHT, O.<I>University cancer team quits over tobacco aid</I>
The main reason to conduct a poll over whether I should resign from Nottingham was to draw attention to the particular episode in Nottingham and the broader question of tobacco sponsorship of academia. In this we seem to have succeeded. When Nottingham first made the announcement before Christmas there was depressingly little debate, even in the BMJ. This time round the debate has been hot. And how. Responses to Richard Smith's offer to resign from Nottingham and the BMJ if NU didn't return BAT's funds are posted online. <I>Rapid Responses for Data Supplement: Survey: should the editor resign?</I>
In years to come, few people will question the fact that the University of Nottingham accepted funds from the tobacco industry. What they will see instead will be the high quality, globally relevant input to corporate social responsibility led by the university's business school.Nottingham University vice chancellor, Sir Colin Campbell, on accepting £3.8m from BAT to fund an international centre for the study of corporate responsibility. Smith and Campbell, <I>For and against: Should Nottingham University give back its tobacco money?</I>
We have copied this letter to a number of prominent figures in Nottingham University to establish their views and to understand better how this decision was reached. We believe that there is widespread disquiet within the University and that if it emerges that you have ignored the wise counsel of colleagues and others with Nottingham University's wider interests at heart, then in our view you should step down. We will be asking cancer and other charities to reconsider providing funding for any part of Nottingham UniversityASH-London has posted Clive Bates' fierce, informative and uncompromising letter to Nottingham's Sir Colin Campbell, complete with supporting links and references. <I>Re: University of Nottingham’s decision to accept British American Tobacco sponsorship</I>