Cambridge University business school seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry

Cambridge University seeks deal with Saudi defence ministry despite rights concerns

Senior academics describe the Judge business school’s proposal to provide services and training as ‘horrifying’ Cambridge University’s business school is seeking to provide “leadership development” and “innovation management” to Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry despite concerns over its government’s record on human rights and climate change, the Guardian has learned. Cambridge’s leadership has approved a proposal by the university’s Judge business school to form a “memorandum of understanding...

By Wilf Vall and Richard Adams