Backlash as Indian oil heir made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University

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1. Thu, 24 September 2026

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     Backlash as Indian oil heir made professor of sustainability by Newcastle University

     Role for Anant Ambani, son of India’s richest person, who also runs a controversial mega-zoo, met with incredulity Newcastle University is facing a backlash from conservationists over the appointment of the heir to an Indian oil and gas fortune who runs a controversial mega-zoo as a professor of sustainability. The university announced that Anant Ambani had been given a professorship of practice for “his work in conservation, biodiversity protection, animal welfare and environmental...