Oxford University accepts £150m from US private equity boss

Wed, Jun 19th 2019, 11:46 AM

The largest single donation to a UK university has been given to Oxford for a new institute that will study the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Stephen Schwarzman, a US private equity billionaire who has advised Republican presidents including Donald Trump, has given the university £150m.

The donation will fund a new faculty for the humanities.

The UK government said it was a "globally significant" investment in Britain.

The University of Oxford has long been a subject of patronage by the wealthy and powerful

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