Newcastle University under fire over Anant Ambani professorship amid Vantara scandal
Newcastle University under fire over Anant Ambani professorship amid Vantara scandal
Britain’s Newcastle University faced criticism on Thursday for awarding a sustainability professorship to Anant Ambani, the son of Asia’s richest man and owner of a scandal-hit giant wildlife centre in India. Vantara, which calls itself the world’s largest rescue centre, last month announced a major reset of its procedures following concerns about its rapid and vast acquisition of animals from…