Investigation / Judge rules Oxford University’s mysterious £10m donor will remain secret openDemocracy loses fight for transparency over controversial donation to fund new research centre at the university By Jenna Corderoy / 23 Jul 2024
News / Academics call for transparency over university funding Open letter follows openDemocracy investigation exposing the scale of dark money in higher education By Jenna Corderoy and Martin Williams / 7 Apr 2024
Investigation / Revealed: Big Oil given direct influence over university courses Fossil fuel companies pump more than £147m into unis and get private access and input into handling of journalists By Jenna Corderoy, Martin Williams, finlay johnston and Billy Stockwell / 28 Nov 2023
Feature / Cancel culture? Trans-inclusive writers say they face abuse and censorship Students and academics say they are bullied and threatened with legal action for opposing ‘gender critical’ views By Sasha Baker / 28 Sep 2023
Feature / Assault rifles, wind farms, immigration and hormones: Inside NatCon Despite organisers’ best efforts, openDemocracy still got a reporter into the National Conservatism conference By Seth Thévoz / 16 May 2023
Investigation / Close Kremlin allies among Russian donors who gave £7m to British unis Union condemns sector for helping oligarchs 'launder reputations' – but says higher education needs financial help By Jenna Corderoy and Martin Williams / 23 Jun 2022
Cultural politics / PPE for the people What do political elites like Prime Minister David Cameron, opposition leader Ed Miliband and 40 other UK members of parliament have in common? They all studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford University. By Joel Lazarus and Neil Howard / 16 Sep 2013
